The Cambrian revolutions: trace-fossil record, timing, links and geobiological impact
MG Mángano, LA Buatois - Earth-Science Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Several concepts pertaining to the dramatic changes that occurred during the Cambrian
have been proposed, namely the Agronomic Revolution (AR), the Cambrian Substrate …
have been proposed, namely the Agronomic Revolution (AR), the Cambrian Substrate …
The Weng'an biota and the Ediacaran radiation of multicellular eukaryotes
S Xiao, AD Muscente, L Chen, C Zhou… - National Science …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The rise of multicellularity represents a major evolutionary transition and it occurred
independently in multiple eukaryote clades. Although simple multicellular organisms may …
independently in multiple eukaryote clades. Although simple multicellular organisms may …
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 …
Biomineralization by particle attachment in early animals
Crystallization by particle attachment (CPA) of amorphous precursors has been
demonstrated in modern biomineralized skeletons across a broad phylogenetic range of …
demonstrated in modern biomineralized skeletons across a broad phylogenetic range of …
[PDF][PDF] The latest Ediacaran wormworld fauna: setting the ecological stage for the Cambrian explosion
As signposted by the fossil record, the early Cambrian period chronicles the appearance
and evolutionary diversification of most animal phyla in a geologically rapid event …
and evolutionary diversification of most animal phyla in a geologically rapid event …
Transitional Ediacaran–Cambrian small skeletal fossil assemblages from South China and Kazakhstan: implications for chronostratigraphy and metazoan evolution
Abstract The Ediacaran–Cambrian transition records distinct evolutionary changes of
metazoans. The Ediacaran fossils (ie, Ediacara-type biota and tubular fossils) are …
metazoans. The Ediacaran fossils (ie, Ediacara-type biota and tubular fossils) are …
Reappraising the early evidence of durophagy and drilling predation in the fossil record: implications for escalation and the C ambrian E xplosion
RDC Bicknell, JR Paterson - Biological Reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT The Cambrian Explosion is arguably the most extreme example of a biological
radiation preserved in the fossil record, and studies of Cambrian Lagerstätten have …
radiation preserved in the fossil record, and studies of Cambrian Lagerstätten have …
Environmental context for the terminal Ediacaran biomineralization of animals
In terminal Ediacaran strata of South China, the onset of calcareous biomineralization is
preserved in the paleontological transition from Conotubus to Cloudina in repetitious …
preserved in the paleontological transition from Conotubus to Cloudina in repetitious …
Discovery of bilaterian-type through-guts in cloudinomorphs from the terminal Ediacaran Period
The fossil record of the terminal Ediacaran Period is typified by the iconic index fossil
Cloudina and its relatives. These tube-dwellers are presumed to be primitive metazoans, but …
Cloudina and its relatives. These tube-dwellers are presumed to be primitive metazoans, but …
Ultrastructure of Ediacaran cloudinids suggests diverse taphonomic histories and affinities with non-biomineralized annelids
Cloudinids have long been considered the earliest biomineralizing metazoans, but their
affinities have remained contentious and undetermined. Based on well-preserved …
affinities have remained contentious and undetermined. Based on well-preserved …