In 1909, Charles Walcott discovered fossils in the Burgess Shale of the Canadian Rockies. The area was formed by an underwater mudslide that provided an oxygen free environment, so decomposition was minimal. Why was this site particularly important to the fossil record?

A. It contained fossils from the Cambrian period.
B. It contained both vertebrate and invertebrate fossils.
C. It contained fossils of well preserved soft tissues of invertebrates.
D. It showed that mudslides could occur underwater.
E. The first bird fossil, Archaeopteryx, was found here.


C. It contained fossils of well preserved soft tissues of invertebrates.

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Fill in the blank with correct word.

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