A diverse group of organisms fossilized throughout the early part of this period is known as the "small shelly fauna." This period's disputed fossil Protomelission is sometimes claimed to be a bryozoan, which would make it the only known bryozoan from this period. This period saw the oxygenation of most seafloor sediments via organisms burrowing through microbial mats in this period's namesake substrate revolution. Exceptionally well-preserved fossils from this period are found in the Burgess Shale. A major apex predator during this period was the anomalocaris; it may have preyed on trilobites, which appeared and rapidly diversified during this period. Almost all modern animal phyla appeared during this period. For 10 points, animal life underwent a huge, rapid diversification in what period's namesake explosion? ■END■
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cottage | PENNSYLVANIA | Maryland Gold | 53 | 10 |
| Aidan Lim | Asia A | New Jersey A | 61 | 10 |
| Leo Reinhart | Kentucky B | Arkansas | 72 | 10 |
| Charles Young | Illinois Blue | Missouri A | 75 | 10 |
| Teigue Kelly | Illinois Orange | California | 75 | 10 |
| Caleb Zhao | Maryland Red | Ohio | 75 | 10 |
| Aaryan Sumesh | Virginia | New Jersey B | 81 | 10 |
| Sam Asplund | Illinois White | Kentucky A | 111 | 10 |
| Caden Haustein | Missouri B | Liberia | 118 | 10 |