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🦴 Chengjiang Fossil Site

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🦴 Chengjiang Fossil Site
Early Cambrian fossils from 530 million years ago, Yunnan Province


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 11:15

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • Located 50 km southeast of Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
  • Contains 196+ species representing at least 16 phyla from the early Cambrian period
  • Fossils dated to approximately 530 million years ago during the Cambrian explosion
  • Preserved in fine-grained sedimentary rocks with exceptional soft-tissue detail

The Chengjiang Fossil Site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yunnan Province, China, that documents the early ...

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