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The Burgess shale located in field British Columbia Canada is one of the greatest collections of Cambrian fossil life gathered in one place anywhere on earth. It is thought that these creatures may have met their ends due to a gamma ray burst, but this is still just a theory.
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Where did the surname Burgess originate?
People believe thet the surname Burgess came from the Normans
When and where was baseball player Burgess Whitehead born?
Burgess Whitehead was born June 29, 1910, in Tarboro, NC, USA.
Who was Abby Burgess?
She was a lighthouse keeper
Where did french colonialism start?
In the house of Burgess's.
Why was the House of Burgesses important to the development of America?
The Virginians house of Burgess was important to the development of democracy. In the thirteen colonies it showed representative.
Is Burgess Shale a sedimentary rock?
Yes.
What kind of rock is the Burgess Shale formation?
The Burgess Shale formation is a fossil-bearing geological formation made up of layers of shale rock. It is located in the Canadian Rockies and dates back to the Cambrian period, around 505 million years ago. The formation is known for its exceptional preservation of soft-bodied organisms from the early stages of animal evolution.
Why aren't the fossils in the Burgess Shale not arranged in an orderly way?
The Burgess Shale fossils are a group of shallow water living creatures which found themselves in an underwater avalanche. The avalanche deposited them in deep water which was probably anoxic, (no oxygen), and this would have killed them in whatever position the avalanche left them.
Why was Virginia house of Burgess's important to the development of democracy in the colonies?
The Virginians house of Burgess was important to the development of democracy. In the thirteen colonies it showed representative.
Why was the house Burgess's important?
it was important because it was the house of the creation house the laws
Where does Burgess mean?
Burgess is an old (medieval?) word, it basically means an official of a town - town councillors or important men of a town.
What are two important natural resources found in Colorado?
Hydrocarbon and oil shale
What is the name of the region where animals and man were able to survive the last great ice age in Canada because glaciers never formed?
Burgess Shale Thinking the answer might be Cypress Hills in southern AB/SK
How were the Mayflower compact and the of Burgess important to self government?
they helped establish government
What part of speech is shale?
Shale is a noun.
Is shale gas found under the see?
It can be. It is found in a rock type called shale and is produced in the shale form the original bio mater included in the deposition of the shale. If a unit of shale lithology is to be found on the continental shelf strata then it is likely that that shale will contain shale gas and it will be under the sea.
What is the birth name of Betty Burgess?
Betty Burgess's birth name is Elizabeth Burgess.
