The end of the Ediacara biota: Extinction, biotic replacement, or Cheshire Cat?
The Ediacaran–Cambrian transition signals a drastic change in both diversity and
ecosystem construction. The Ediacara biota (consisting of various metazoan stem lineages …
ecosystem construction. The Ediacara biota (consisting of various metazoan stem lineages …
A field guide to finding fossils on Mars
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 …
barren today. Nevertheless, there is clear geological evidence for warmer, wetter intervals in …
Towards an Ediacaran time scale: problems, protocols, and prospects
Abstract The Ediacaran Period follows the Cryogenian Period in the wake of a snowball
Earth glaciation and precedes the Cambrian Period with its rising tide of animal radiation. It …
Earth glaciation and precedes the Cambrian Period with its rising tide of animal radiation. It …
Soft‐bodied fossils are not simply rotten carcasses–toward a holistic understanding of exceptional fossil preservation: exceptional fossil preservation is complex and …
Exceptionally preserved fossils are the product of complex interplays of biological and
geological processes including burial, autolysis and microbial decay, authigenic …
geological processes including burial, autolysis and microbial decay, authigenic …
[HTML][HTML] Remarkable insights into the paleoecology of the Avalonian Ediacaran macrobiota
Ediacaran macrofossils from the Avalon Terrane (primarily eastern Newfoundland and the
central UK) record some of the earliest large and complex multicellular organisms on Earth …
central UK) record some of the earliest large and complex multicellular organisms on Earth …
Trace fossil evidence for Ediacaran bilaterian animals with complex behaviors
Z Chen, C Zhou, M Meyer, K Xiang, JD Schiffbauer… - Precambrian …, 2013 - Elsevier
Distinguishing Ediacaran trace fossils from tubular body fossils can be a challenge, and
several Ediacaran fossils previously interpreted as animal traces have been shown to be …
several Ediacaran fossils previously interpreted as animal traces have been shown to be …
Ediacaran distributions in space and time: testing assemblage concepts of earliest macroscopic body fossils
The mid-late Ediacaran Period (~ 579–541 Ma) is characterized by globally distributed
marine soft-bodied organisms of unclear phylogenetic affinities colloquially called the …
marine soft-bodied organisms of unclear phylogenetic affinities colloquially called the …
Slime travelers: early evidence of animal mobility and feeding in an organic mat world
SD Evans, JG Gehling, ML Droser - Geobiology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Mobility represents a key innovation in the evolution of complex animal life. The ability to
move allows for the exploration of new food sources, escapes from unfavorable …
move allows for the exploration of new food sources, escapes from unfavorable …
Interactions between Ediacaran animals and microbial mats: Insights from Lamonte trevallis, a new trace fossil from the Dengying Formation of South China
A new ichnogenus and ichnospecies, Lamonte trevallis, is formally described from the
Shibantan Member limestone of the upper Ediacaran Dengying Formation, Yangtze Gorges …
Shibantan Member limestone of the upper Ediacaran Dengying Formation, Yangtze Gorges …
Deep-water Ediacaran fossils from northwestern Canada: taphonomy, ecology, and evolution
GM Narbonne, M Laflamme, PW Trusler… - Journal of …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Impressions of soft-bodied Ediacaran megafossils are common in deep-water slope
deposits of the June beds at Sekwi Brook in the Mackenzie Mountains of NW Canada. Two …
deposits of the June beds at Sekwi Brook in the Mackenzie Mountains of NW Canada. Two …