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burgess shale
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Burgess Shalenoun
A rock formation in the Canadian Rockies that contains very many fossils from the Cambrian period.
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Burgess Shale
The Burgess Shale Formation, located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, is one of the world's most celebrated fossil fields. It is famous for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its fossils. At 505 million years old, it is one of the earliest fossil beds containing soft-part imprints. The rock unit is a black shale and crops out at a number of localities near the town of Field in Yoho National Park.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of burgess shale in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of burgess shale in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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