Cambrian Explosion Courses and Certifications

Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology

Worms from the Rocks - Burgess Shale Fossils and the Cambrian Explosion

Explore the Cambrian Explosion through Burgess Shale fossils, revealing insights into hemichordate origins and early animal evolution. Discover surprising morphological and ecological characteristics of ancient marine worms.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

GEO GIRL

Cambrian Explosion - More Like Precambrian Explosion and Cambrian Skeletonization

Explores the Cambrian Explosion, challenging its name and timing. Discusses Ediacaran fauna, early animal evolution, mass extinctions, and factors contributing to increased diversity and complexity in Pre- and Early Cambrian life.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Seds Online

What Triggered the Cambrian Explosion? - Rachel Wood

Explore the triggers of the Cambrian Explosion, including oxygen stability, animal diversification, and predation's role in carbonate production, with insights from Ediacaran to Cambrian research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

Innovations and Novelty - The Cambrian Explosion and Animal Evolution - Lecture 4

Explore the Cambrian explosion and fossil evidence revealing how ancient creatures evolved into modern mammals through paleontological discoveries and demonstrations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Cambrian Explosion: Triggers and Drivers - Rachel Wood

Explore the rapid emergence of animal life during the Cambrian Explosion, examining potential genetic and environmental drivers, and the unique conditions of Earth during this revolutionary period in evolutionary history.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Cambrian Explosion and Life in Ancient Oceans - Scientists in Action

Explore the Cambrian Explosion and ancient ocean life through scientists studying fossils in Idaho. Discover deep time, prehistoric Earth, and the evolution of early marine creatures.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Emergence of Life

105 ratings at Coursera

Explore Earth's 4-billion-year biological history through the Tree of Life, from primordial beginnings to modern diversity. Understand life's emergence, evolution, and potential existence elsewhere in the universe.

• Coursera
• 45 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Life in the Palaeozoic

15 ratings at OpenLearn

Fossils are a glimpse into the distant past and fascinate young and old alike. This free course, Life in the Palaeozoic, will introduce you to the explosion of evolution that took place during the ...

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

CppCon

Powered by AI: A Cambrian Explosion for C++ Software Development Tools

Explore AI-powered tools revolutionizing C++ development, including CWhy for decoding compiler errors and ChatDBG for enhanced debugging, presented by Emery Berger at CppCon 2023.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AGU

Extinctions: The Cambrian Explosion Revisited

Geoscientist Rachel Wood challenges the traditional view of the Cambrian explosion, offering new insights into the emergence of animals on Earth and redefining our understanding of this pivotal period in evolutionary history.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Fossil Record and Life's History - Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior

Explore the fossil record's insights into evolutionary history, including extinctions, speciation, and long-term trends in life's development on Earth.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

GEO GIRL

Origin of Life on Earth and Early Evolution

Explore life's origins, from biomolecule synthesis to early evolution. Learn about hydrothermal vents, ancient fossils, and major evolutionary events like the Cambrian Explosion, with implications for extraterrestrial life.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology

The Ediacaran Period: Glimpses of the Earth's Earliest Animals

Explore Earth's earliest animals from the Ediacaran Period, examining fossils, environments, and evolutionary theories to understand life before the Cambrian Explosion.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

History of the Earth

The First Brain - How and When Did It Evolve?

Explore the fascinating evolution of the first brains, from defining what constitutes a brain to tracing their evolutionary origins and timeline through fossil evidence and scientific research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

History of the Earth

The Evolution of Earth's First Predator - From Origins to Anomalocaris

Explore the fascinating evolution of Earth's first predators, from early cellular life to the emergence of Anomalocaris, examining predation's role in driving evolutionary arms races and biodiversity.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video