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The '''Cambrian''' [[period (geology)|period]] is part of the [[geologic system]] of classifying geologic formations.

The '''Cambrian''' [[period (geology)|period]] is part of the [[geologic system]] of classifying geologic formations.

The Cambrian period is the first period of the [[Paleozoic]] era, and is divided into Early, Middle, and Furongian epochs.  The Cambrian is preceded by the [[Pre-Cambrian]] era and followed by the [[Ordovician]] era.

The Cambrian period is the first period of the [[Paleozoic]] era, and is divided into Early, Middle, and Furongian epochs.  The Cambrian is preceded by the [[Precambrian]] era and followed by the [[Ordovician]] era.

The Cambrian was named by the geologist [[Adam Sedgwick]] for Cambria,<ref>http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/sedgwick.html</ref> Latin for [[Wales]], which has large areas of rock originating in, and characteristic of, the period.

The Cambrian was named by the geologist [[Adam Sedgwick]] for Cambria,<ref>http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/sedgwick.html</ref> Latin for [[Wales]], which has large areas of rock originating in, and characteristic of, the period.