Burgess Shale

Burgess Shale is a fossil field located in British Columbia (as part of the Canadian Rockies). This area was discovered in the early 1900's and is still a significant source for pre-Columbian geology and fossil studies. Below are anomalocaris, wiwaxia, hallucigenia, opabinia, waptia, and marrella, common fossils that would be found in this area.