Definition
Relating to the Cambrian Period, the earliest geological period of the Paleozoic Era when most major animal groups first appeared in the fossil record about 540 million years ago.
Etymology
From Cambria, the Latin name for Wales, because early geological studies identified these rock formations there. Named by Welsh geologist Adam Sedgwick in the 1830s after the region where he studied ancient rocks.
Kelly Says
The Cambrian Explosion is one of the most spectacular events in Earth's history—in a geological blink of an eye, creatures with eyes, shells, and legs suddenly appear in the fossil record, and we're still not entirely sure why.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
cambrian
kam-bree-an
ARالعربية
كامبري
kam-bree
BNবাংলা
ক্যাম্ব্রিয়ান
kam-bree-an
CACatalà
cambrià
kam-bree-a
CSČeština
cambrian
kam-bree-an
DADansk
cambrian
kam-bree-an
DEDeutsch
Cambrien
kam-bree-en
ELΕλληνικά
Cambrian
kam-bree-an
ESEspañol
cambriano
kam-bree-ah-no
FISuomi
cambrian
kam-bree-an
FRFrançais
cambrien
kam-bree-ehn
GUGU
કેમ્બ્રિયન
kam-bree-an
HAHA
cambrian
kam-bree-an
HIहिन्दी
कैम्ब्रियन
kam-bree-an
HUMagyar
cambrian
kam-bree-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
cambrian
kam-bree-an
IGIG
cambrian
kam-bree-an
ITItaliano
cambriano
kam-bree-ah-no
KKKK
cambrian
kam-bree-an
KMKM
Cambrian
kam-bree-an
KO한국어
cambrian
kam-bu-ri-an
MRMR
कॅम्ब्रियन
kam-bree-an
MSBahasa Melayu
cambrian
kam-bree-an
MYမြန်မာ
Cambrian
kam-bree-an
NLNederlands
cambrian
kam-bree-an
NONorsk
cambrian
kam-bree-an
PAPA
ਕੈਂਬਰੀਅਨ
kam-bree-an
PLPolski
cambrian
kam-bree-an
PTPortuguês
cambriano
kam-bree-ah-no
RORomână
cambrian
kam-bree-an
RUРусский
Камбрийский
kam-bree-y-skiy
SVSvenska
cambrian
kam-bree-an
SWKiswahili
cambrian
kam-bree-an
TAதமிழ்
காம்ப்ரீயன்
kam-bree-an
TEతెలుగు
కంబ్రియన్
kam-bree-an
THไทย
cambrian
kam-bree-an
TLTL
cambrian
kam-bree-an
TRTürkçe
cambriano
kam-bree-ah-no
UKУкраїнська
cambrian
kam-bree-an
VITiếng Việt
cambrian
kam-bree-an
YOYO
cambrian
kam-bree-an
ZUZU
cambrian
kam-bree-an