Burgess shale

The Burgess shale (named after Mount Burgess, near where the shale was found) is a black shale found high up in the Canadian Rockies in Yoho National Park near the town of Field, British Columbia. Fossils were found in the Burgess Shale by Charles Doolittle Walcott in 1909. Walcott returned in the following years to collect additional specimens. The majority of the fossils collected were unique to the site, although some common Middle Cambrian trilobites were also found. The fossils were of substantial interest because they included appendages and soft parts that are rarely preserved.

Related Topics:
Mount Burgess - Shale - Canadian Rockies - Yoho National Park - Field, British Columbia - Fossil - Charles Doolittle Walcott - 1909 - Cambrian - Trilobites

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