Stanley Glacier

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Preservation Biota History
Geology and localities Stephen Formation Cathedral escarpment Walcott Quarry (containing the Phyllopod bed) Raymond Quarry Mount Stephen trilobite beds Mount Stephen localities Odaray Mountain Stanley Glacier
Fossils Marrella Anomalocaridids Halwaxiids Opabinia Odontogriphus
Key organisms Ediacara biota Kimberella Vernanimalcula Burgess-type Marrella Anomalocaridids Halwaxiids Opabinia Odontogriphus Small shelly fauna Helcionellids
Evolutionary concepts Cambrian explosion Trends Cambrian substrate revolution Themes Cladistics Convergent evolution Stem and crown groups

The Stanley Glacier locality in British Columbia is an exposure of the "thin" Stephen formation exhibiting soft-tissue preservation.^[1] Fossils were discovered by a hiker who reported the find to Parks Canada; this brought the site to the attention of scientists who were able to study the site and describe the new biota.^[2] The discovery of Burgess Shale-type preservation in the thin Stephen was unexpected, given the absence of the Cathedral escarpment in the area.^[1] Several new species, including Stanleycaris, have already been found in exploratory excavations at the site.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Caron, J. -B.; Gaines, R. R.; Mangano, M. G.; Streng, M.; Daley, A. C. (2010). "A new Burgess Shale-type assemblage from the "thin" Stephen Formation of the southern Canadian Rockies". Geology. 38 (9): 811. doi:10.1130/G31080.1.
↑ "Burgess-shale-sites-provide-scientists-with-new-finds". Rocky Mountain Outlook.

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