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The 26 pages that link to Cambrian, each with the reason it gives.

• Cambrian explosionNarrower topic: The diversification occupies only the opening part of this geological period.

• Burgess ShaleNarrower topic: The deposit records marine ecosystems from the middle Cambrian.

• PaleozoicBroader topic: The Cambrian diversification transformed marine ecosystems near the era’s beginning.

• ChelicerataNarrower topic: Some of the earliest proposed chelicerate relatives come from Cambrian deposits.

• ForaminiferaRelated: Fossil evidence places early foraminifera in the Cambrian, near the beginning of their known history.

• PrecambrianCompared with: Its beginning marks the conventional end of the Precambrian.

• Ediacaran biotaCompared with: The transition separates Ediacaran communities from the later fossil record of abundant animals.

• OrdovicianCompared with: Its earlier animal diversification provides the baseline for Ordovician marine ecosystems.

• TrilobiteRelated: Trilobites are prominent fossils in Cambrian rocks and aid their subdivision.

• OstracodermNarrower topic: The earliest vertebrate fossils predate the main Paleozoic record of ostracoderms.

• AnomalocarisNarrower topic: Anomalocaris lived during this period, when animal diversity and fossil visibility expanded sharply.

• Charles Doolittle WalcottNarrower topic: The Burgess Shale animals Walcott collected lived during this period.

• HaikouichthysNarrower topic: Haikouichthys lived during this early interval of animal diversification.

• Chengjiang biotaNarrower topic: Chengjiang fossils date to the early part of this geological period.

• OpabiniaNarrower topic: Opabinia lived during this period, when animal diversity expanded rapidly.

• RadiodontaNarrower topic: Most known radiodont fossils come from Cambrian rocks.

• WiwaxiaNarrower topic: Wiwaxia fossils occur in deposits from this interval.

• DickinsoniaCompared with: Its boundary marks the end of the interval in which Dickinsonia lived.

• Calcareous spongeRelated: Fossils attributed to early calcareous sponges inform debates about the class’s antiquity.

• CanadaspisNarrower topic: Canadaspis lived during this period's early diversification of arthropods.

• CharophytaRelated: Some molecular estimates place early land-plant divergences near this period, though direct fossil evidence is limited.

• OttoiaNarrower topic: Ottoia lived during this period, when its fossils entered the Burgess Shale.

• SidneyiaNarrower topic: Sidneyia lived during this period, amid rapid diversification of animal forms.

• LingulataRelated: The oldest known lingulate fossils extend back into the Cambrian.

• TamisiocarididaeNarrower topic: The family's known members lived during this period of early animal diversification.

• VetulicoliaNarrower topic: Vetulicolians are known from Cambrian deposits, especially exceptionally preserved marine fossils.