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Trilobites were the dominant species during the Cambrian Period, 540 to 490 million years ago. Credit: Bill Frische | Shutterstock. View full size image. The Cambrian Period is the first geological time period of the Paleozoic Era (the âtime of ancient lifeâ). This period lasted about 53 million years and marked a dramatic burst of evolutionary changes in life on Earth, known as the Cambrian Explosion..
The term explosion may be a bit of a misnomer. Cambrian life did not evolve in the blink of an eye. The Cambrian was preceded by many millions of years of evolution, and many of the animal phyla actually diverged during the Precambrian.The animals of the Cambrian did not appear out of thin air.he term explosion may be a bit of a misnomer. Cambrian life did not evolve in the blink of an eye. The Cambrian was preceded by many millions of years of evolution, and many of the animal phyla actually diverged during the Precambrian. The animals of the Cambrian did not appear out of thin air.