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Greg Edgecombe Using sophisticated imaging technology on these amber fossils, palaeontologists can study tiny arthropod brains in 3D at minuscule scales. However, the oldest arthropods in amber only extend back to the Triassic Period (around 230 million years ago). Burgess Shale-type deposits are much older, being Cambrian in age (typically 500 to 520 million years old). They contain an abundance of exceptionally preserved marine arthropods. These fossils are very important as th...

Whanganui campgrounds fill up as holidaymakers prepare to welcome in the New Year 29 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Camping sites across the Whanganui District are packed to the rafters this week, as hundreds of out-of-towners and locals alike choose Whanganui as their summer holiday destination. At the Whanganui Seaside Holiday Park, in Castlecliff, families have pitched tents and hired cabins as they prepare to welcome in the New Year. For the Edgecombe clan, they deci...