The new jellyfish species is the first ever found in the Burgess Shale, a 505-million-year-old fossil bed in the mountains of B.C. considered by UNESCO to be one of the most important in the world.

The lion’s mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), known as the largest species of jellyfish in the world, can grow to staggering sizes, reaching up to 8 feet (2 meters) in diameter and extending its ...

World’s oldest swimming jellyfish found in B.C.’s Burgess Shale By Kathryn Mannie Global News Posted August 3, 2023 2:57 pm 3 min read ...

Researchers find oldest-known species of swimming jellyfish in B.C.'s Burgess Shale fossils It was found among the fossils that had been collected from one of the sites at Yoho National Park in ...

The Lion's Mane Jellyfish. Lion’s Mane Jellyfish usually live in colder, more northerly ocean waters, according to officials. However, these animals can be found as far south as Chesapeake Bay.

While the bells of Lion’s Mane Jellyfish grow to around 3 feet wide on average, the Lion’s Mane Jellyfish found in the small town of South Portland was nearly 5-feet wide, officials said.

The specimen found in South Portland appeared as shaggy as its feline namesake, as hair-like components of its vivid crimson bell floated in the water. While the bells of Lion’s Mane Jellyfish ...