Brachiopods: origin and early history
Despite many major advances in recent years, three key challenges remain in bringing
clarity to the early history of the phylum:(1) identifying the origin, morphology and life modes …
clarity to the early history of the phylum:(1) identifying the origin, morphology and life modes …
Survival on a soft seafloor: life strategies of brachiopods from the Cambrian Burgess Shale
Understanding the structure of benthic communities in the Cambrian remains a major
challenge. Direct evidence for species interrelationships is rare and therefore past …
challenge. Direct evidence for species interrelationships is rare and therefore past …
The scleritome of Eccentrotheca from the Lower Cambrian of South Australia: Lophophorate affinities and implications for tommotiid phylogeny
The first partially articulated scleritome of a tommotiid, Eccentrotheca sp., is described from
the Lower Cambrian of South Australia. The Eccentrotheca scleritome consists of individual …
the Lower Cambrian of South Australia. The Eccentrotheca scleritome consists of individual …
[PDF][PDF] Linguliformean and craniiformean brachiopods of the Ordovician (Třenice to Dobrotivá Formations) of the Barrandian, Bohemia
M Mergl - 2002 - researchgate.net
A revision of linguliformean and craniiformean brachiopods of the Třenice, Mílina, Klabava,
Šárka and Dobrotivá Formations confirms the presence of 61 species of the order Lingulida …
Šárka and Dobrotivá Formations confirms the presence of 61 species of the order Lingulida …
Chemico‐structural evolution of linguloid brachiopod shells
M Cusack, A Williams, JO Buckman - Palaeontology, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Chemico‐structures of shells representing all families presently assigned to the Linguloidea
have undergone significant transformations since the Early Cambrian. Superficial …
have undergone significant transformations since the Early Cambrian. Superficial …
Earliest ontogeny of early Cambrian acrotretoid brachiopods—first evidence for metamorphosis and its implications
Background Our understanding of the ontogeny of Palaeozoic brachiopods has changed
significantly during the last two decades. However, the micromorphic acrotretoids have …
significantly during the last two decades. However, the micromorphic acrotretoids have …
Early Cambrian brachiopods from north‐east Greenland
CB Skovsted, LE Holmer - Palaeontology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
A diverse assemblage of late Early Cambrian brachiopods is described from the Bastion and
Ella Island formations of North‐East Greenland. The fauna includes nine species …
Ella Island formations of North‐East Greenland. The fauna includes nine species …
The scleritome of Paterimitra: an Early Cambrian stem group brachiopod from South Australia
CB Skovsted, LE Holmer… - … of the Royal …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Early Cambrian tommotiids are problematic fossil metazoans with external
organophosphatic sclerites that have been considered to be basal members of the …
organophosphatic sclerites that have been considered to be basal members of the …
Homologous skeletal secretion in tommotiids and brachiopods
U Balthasar, CB Skovsted, LE Holmer… - …, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Tommotiids are distinctive components of the early Cambrian small shelly fauna, almost
invariably represented by isolated phosphatic sclerites derived from a multielement …
invariably represented by isolated phosphatic sclerites derived from a multielement …
[HTML][HTML] The oldest Cambrian trilobite–brachiopod association in South China
Abstract Limestones of the Xihaoping Member of the Dengying Formation in the Xiaoyangba
section, South China, yield the oldest known Cambrian brachiopod–trilobite association. In …
section, South China, yield the oldest known Cambrian brachiopod–trilobite association. In …