In 2012, researchers discovered a massive trove of fossils in British Columbia but delayed to publish it until this week. The group's leader says that this discovery will "significantly increase our understanding of animal evolution". Sources say that 50 new animal species have been discovered so far and they believe that if they keep finding these species that they will find more there than any other place in the world. However, the researchers are keeping the specific location of these fossils a secret so amateur diggers don't damage any fossils that are yet to be discovered. Scientists say that the significance of the find is that it "will greatly further our understanding of the sudden explosion of of animal life during the Cambrian Period". They hope that this find will lead to bigger and even better discoveries to come.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/canadian-researchers-discover-mother-lode-of-fossils-in-b-c--park-144408422.html
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