Cambrian
adjective
Cam·bri·an
ˈkam-brē-ən 
ˈkām-
ˈkām-
1
: welsh
2
: of, relating to, or being the earliest geologic period of the Paleozoic era or the corresponding system of rocks marked by fossils of nearly every major invertebrate animal group see Geologic Time Table
Cambrian
noun
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Firms are ramping up resources and expertise to not just meet client demand in the field, but to harness the next Cambrian iteration of the technology and improve their own bottom line.
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Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Then there was the transition to multicellular organisms (around 2 billion to 1.6 billion years ago), the abrupt diversification of body forms in the Cambrian explosion (540 million years ago), and the appearance of central nervous systems (around 600 million to 520 million years ago).
—Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
His work links these dramatic climate shifts to the Cambrian explosion of life around 520 million years ago.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
This explains the confusion with these early Cambrian animals.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
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Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Then there was the transition to multicellular organisms (around 2 billion to 1.6 billion years ago), the abrupt diversification of body forms in the Cambrian explosion (540 million years ago), and the appearance of central nervous systems (around 600 million to 520 million years ago).
—Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
His work links these dramatic climate shifts to the Cambrian explosion of life around 520 million years ago.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
This explains the confusion with these early Cambrian animals.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
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“Cambrian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cambrian. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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Cambrian
adjective
Cam·bri·an
ˈkam-brē-ən
ˈkām-
ˈkām-
: of, relating to, or being the earliest period of the Paleozoic era of geological history or the corresponding system of rocks marked by fossils of nearly every major invertebrate animal group see geologic time
Cambrian
noun
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