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The life cycle of a new fossil: Meet the ancient cousin of the earthworm

The life cycle of a new fossil: Meet the ancient cousin of the earthworm

By Karma Nanglu Have you ever wondered how a new fossil is described? Or picked up an earthworm on a rainy day and thought to yourself “where do animals like these come from?” In this ROMblog post, I’ll walk you through the process of describing an exceptionally well-preserved new fossil

Huge cache of fossils from the Burgess Shale reveal a new species of large predator

Huge cache of fossils from the Burgess Shale reveal a new species of large predator

Joe Moysiuk – Phd Student & Vanier Scholar, Royal Ontario Museum & University of Toronto We recently unveiled fossils of a new large predatory species in a paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. This animal had rake-like claws and a pineapple-slice-shaped mouth at the front of an

Mighty Burgess Shale fossil site discovered in Kootenay National Park

Mighty Burgess Shale fossil site discovered in Kootenay National Park

This new fossil assemblage is about the same age as the famous Burgess Shale deposit in Yoho National Park, and has the potential to become at least as significant. Since it was discovered by Charles Walcott in 1909, the Burgess Shale has remained the main source of information about Cambrian

Three cheers for Burgess Shale’ newest oddball animal, a worm with waving “arms”

By Jean-Bernard Caron, Senior Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology, Royal Ontario Museum  Today, the ROM is announcing a spectacular new species from the world-famous Burgess Shale site in Yoho National Park. Its name, Ovatiovermis cribratus, means “standing suspension-feeding worm” in Latin

The secret of Oesia: a Burgess Shale mystery, by Karma Nanglu

My name is Karma Nanglu and I’m a PhD student at the University of Toronto, but on a day-to-day basis I do my research at the Royal Ontario Museum. I’ve recently co-authored a research paper, Cambrian suspension-feeding tubicolous hemichordates, with Jean-Bernard Caron, Curator, Invertebrate

New Research from the Burgess Shale: Thorny worms that swarmed in the Cambrian seas

New Research from the Burgess Shale: Thorny worms that swarmed in the Cambrian seas

Hallucigenia sparsa is no ordinary animal. This poster child of the Burgess Shale biota is the ultimate weirdo, and the ROM holds the world’s largest collection of specimens. New research published July 31st in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, provides fresh new revelations about

Les pROMenades Plus: Cimetière Park Lawn- Octobre

Réservez vos billets en ligne! Un nombre limité de places est disponible. Explorez le 4 e plus grand cimetière de la ville de Toronto. Fondée en 1892, il comprend des tombes d’éminentes personnalités sportives locales, de journalistes, de politiciens et de héros de guerre. La balade a lieu

ROM Sensory Friendly Guide for Visitors

A Handy Sensory Friendly Guide for Visitors, prepared in collaboration with Autism Ontario Tips on Visiting the Royal Ontario Museum  Getting to the Museum  The Entrance is located on Queens Park, south of Bloor Street and Avenue Road. There is a lot of construction in the area. You may take

Climat et santé humaine: Développer des cultures mondiales en matière de soins

Climat et santé humaine: Développer des cultures mondiales en matière de soins

Climat et santé humaine: Développer des cultures mondiales en matière de soins (en anglais) Le mercredi 20 novembre 2024, de 19 h à 20 h GRATUIT. RSVP obligatoire. Apprenez-en davantage sur les effets directs et indirects du climat sur la santé humaine lors d’une table ronde animée par

Les chapeaux font l’homme coréen

Les chapeaux font l’homme coréen

Les chapeaux font l’homme coréen (en anglais) Le dimanche 20 octobre 2024, de 14 h à 15 h GRATUIT. RSVP obligatoire. Les chapeaux étaient autrefois des composants essentiels de la garde-robe de chaque Coréen. Pendant la dynastie Joseon (1392-1910), les chapeaux marquaient le statut social,