What is Qingjiang biota?
The '''Qingjiang biota''' is a recently discovered treasure-trove of [[fossils]]. This [[lagerstätte]] of [[Cambrian|Cambrian period]] fossils is in [[China]]. The fossil site is in [[Hubei]] Province near the [[Danshui River]]. In 2019, more than 20,000 fossil specimens were collected. They included many soft bodied animals such as [[jellyfish]], [[sea anemone]]s, [[sponge]]s, [[arthropods]] and [[algae]] and various kinds of aquatic worms. In some specimens the internal body structures was preserved with fossilised soft tissues such as mouths, guts, and eyes. The remains are dated as about 518 million years ago. About half the species found were previously unknown.<ref>{{cite news |title=Huge fossil discovery made in China's Hubei province |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-47667880 |work=BBC News |access-date=24 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Mindblowing' haul of fossils over 500m years old unearthed in China |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/mar/21/mindblowing-haul-of-fossils-over-500m-years-old-unearthed-in-china |work=The Guardian |access-date=24 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last=Fu Dongjing |display-authors = etal | year=2019 | title= The Qingjiang biota: a [[Burgess Shale]]–type fossil Lagerstätte from the early Cambrian of South China | journal=Science | volume=363 | issue=6433| pages=1338–1342 | pmid=30898931 |doi=10.1126/science.aau8800|bibcode = 2019Sci...363.1338F |s2cid = 85448914 }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Lagerstätten]] [[Category:History of China]] [[Category:Cambrian]]