The Yoho-Burgess Shale Foundation is a non-profit educational organization with charitable status based in Field, British Columbia. It was established in 1989 to increase the exposure of the genereal public to the Earth Sciences and in particular, to promote interest in Geology and Paleantology. The actions of the Foundation are aimed at increasing the understanding of the geology so well exposed in the mountain national parks.

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Localities of the Cambrian: The Burgess Shale Introduction and Discovery of the Burgess Shale The Burgess Shale is found in an area of the Canadian Rocky Mountains known as the Burgess Pass, and is located in British Columbia's Yoho National Park. Part of the ancient landmass called Laurentia, centered in Hudson Bay, the Burgess Shale represents one of the most diverse and well-preserved fossil ...