In recent years, scientists have made remarkable progress reconstructing the animal
phylogeny. There is broad agreement regarding many deep animal relationships, including …

The discovery of the Fezouata biota in the latest Tremadocian of southeastern Morocco has
significantly changed our understanding of the early Phanerozoic radiation. The shelly fossil …

Burgess Shale–type fossil Lagerstätten provide the best evidence for deciphering the biotic
patterns and magnitude of the Cambrian explosion. Here, we report a Lagerstätte from …

The Martian surface is cold, dry, exposed to biologically harmful radiation and apparently
barren today. Nevertheless, there is clear geological evidence for warmer, wetter intervals in …

Euarthropoda is one of the best-preserved fossil animal groups and has been the most
diverse animal phylum for over 500 million years. Fossil Konservat-Lagerstätten, such as …

Exceptionally preserved fossil biotas of the Burgess Shale and a handful of other similar
Cambrian deposits provide rare but critical insights into the early diversification of animals …

Exceptional preservation of soft-bodied Cambrian chordates provides our only direct
information on the origin of vertebrates,. Fossil chordates from this interval offer crucial …

Burgess Shale-type fossil assemblages provide a unique record of animal life in the
immediate aftermath of the so-called “Cambrian explosion.” While most soft-bodied faunas …

Exceptionally preserved fossils are the product of complex interplays of biological and
geological processes including burial, autolysis and microbial decay, authigenic …

Until recently, intricate details of the optical design of non-biomineralized arthropod eyes
remained elusive in Cambrian Burgess-Shale-type deposits, despite exceptional …