Insights into soft-part preservation from the Early Ordovician Fezouata Biota
Abstract The Fezouata Biota in Morocco is the only Lower Ordovician Lagerstätte yielding a
biologically diverse assemblage in a fully marine environment, whilst also containing …
biologically diverse assemblage in a fully marine environment, whilst also containing …
New fossil assemblages from the Early Ordovician Fezouata biota
Abstract The Fezouata Biota (Morocco) is a unique Early Ordovician fossil assemblage. The
discovery of this biota revolutionized our understanding of Earth's early animal …
discovery of this biota revolutionized our understanding of Earth's early animal …
Rhabdopleurid epibionts from the Ordovician Fezouata Shale biota and the longevity of cross-phylum interactions
Evidence of interspecific interactions in the fossil record is rare but offers valuable insights
into ancient ecologies. Exceptional fossiliferous sites can preserve complex ecological …
into ancient ecologies. Exceptional fossiliferous sites can preserve complex ecological …
Radiodont frontal appendages from the Fezouata Biota (Morocco) reveal high diversity and ecological adaptations to suspension-feeding during the Early Ordovician
Introduction The Early Ordovician Fezouata Shale Formation (485–475Ma, Morocco) is a
critical source of evidence for the unfolding Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event …
critical source of evidence for the unfolding Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event …
[HTML][HTML] Solutan echinoderms from the Fezouata Shale Lagerstätte (Lower Ordovician, Morocco): diversity, exceptional preservation, and palaeoecological …
C Dupichaud, B Lefebvre, CH Milne, R Mooi… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In the Lower Ordovician of Morocco, solutan echinoderms are relatively common, locally
abundant, geographically widespread (Central and Eastern Anti-Atlas), and …
abundant, geographically widespread (Central and Eastern Anti-Atlas), and …
A novel tool to untangle the ecology and fossil preservation knot in exceptionally preserved biotas
Understanding the functioning of extinct ecosystems is a complicated knot of ecological,
evolutionary, and preservational strands that must be untangled. For instance, anatomical …
evolutionary, and preservational strands that must be untangled. For instance, anatomical …
Babies from the Fezouata Biota: early developmental trilobite stages and their adaptation to high latitudes
Abstract The Lower Ordovician Fezouata Shale is renowned for its exceptionally-preserved
euarthropod fossils including numerous species of trilobites, some of which show remains of …
euarthropod fossils including numerous species of trilobites, some of which show remains of …
Preservation and diagenesis of soft-bodied fossils and the occurrence of phosphate-associated rare earth elements in the Cambrian (Wuliuan) Spence Shale …
Abstract The Spence Shale Lagerstätte is a middle Cambrian (Miaolingian Series; Wuliuan
Stage) fossil deposit in northern Utah and southern Idaho, USA. At present, it is known to …
Stage) fossil deposit in northern Utah and southern Idaho, USA. At present, it is known to …
Novel marrellomorph moulting behaviour preserved in the Lower Ordovician Fezouata Shale, Morocco
Exoskeleton moulting is the process of shedding the old exoskeleton to enable growth,
development and repair, representing a crucial recurrent event in the life histories of all …
development and repair, representing a crucial recurrent event in the life histories of all …
[HTML][HTML] Skeletal elements controlled soft-tissue preservation in echinoderms from the Early Ordovician Fezouata Biota
F Saleh, B Lefebvre, C Dupichaud, ELO Martin… - Geobios, 2023 - Elsevier
Exceptional fossils preserve non-biomineralized tissues in the geological record and
provide crucial information on the evolution of life on Earth. Exceptionally preserved fossils …
provide crucial information on the evolution of life on Earth. Exceptionally preserved fossils …