Template:Cambrian graphical timeline

Key events in the Cambrian

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"Stage 3"

"Stage 4"

"Stage 5"

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Baykonurian glaciation

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Orsten Fauna

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Burgess Shale

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Kaili biota

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Archaeocyatha extinction

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Emu Bay Shale

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Sirius Passet biota

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Chengjiang biota

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First Trilobites

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SSF diversification, first brachiopods & archaeocyatha

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First halkieriids, mollusсs, hyoliths SSF

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Treptichnus pedum trace
Lairge negative peak δ 13C_carb excursion

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First Cloudina & Namacalathus meeneral tubular fossils

Stratigrafic scale o the ICS subdiveesions an Precambrian/Cambrian boondar.