Exceptionally preserved fossil assemblages through geologic time and space
Geologic deposits containing fossils with remains of non-biomineralized tissues (ie
Konservat-Lagerstätten) provide key insights into ancient organisms and ecosystems. Such …
Konservat-Lagerstätten) provide key insights into ancient organisms and ecosystems. Such …
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 …
[图书][B] The ichnology of vertebrate consumption: dentalites, gastroliths and bromalites
AP Hunt, SG Lucas - 2021 - books.google.com
There is a long tradition of indirectly inferring feeding in fossil and Recent vertebrates from
the functional morphology of bones and teeth. However, some trace fossils provide direct …
the functional morphology of bones and teeth. However, some trace fossils provide direct …
A guide to the field of palaeo colour: Melanin and other pigments can fossilise: Reconstructing colour patterns from ancient organisms can give new insights to …
J Vinther - BioEssays, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Melanin, and other pigments have recently been shown to preserve over geologic time
scales, and are found in several different organisms. This opens up the possibility of …
scales, and are found in several different organisms. This opens up the possibility of …
The complex role of microbial metabolic activity in fossilization
K Janssen, B Mähler, J Rust, G Bierbaum… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteria play an important role in the fossilization of soft tissues; their metabolic activities
drive the destruction of the tissues and also strongly influence mineralization. Some …
drive the destruction of the tissues and also strongly influence mineralization. Some …
Exceptional preservation of soft tissues by microbial entombment: insights into the taphonomy of the Crato Konservat-Lagerstätte
ABSTRACT The Aptian Crato Konservat-Lagerstätte is renowned for its exceptionally
preserved fossils in lacustrine laminated limestones. Although previous works on this site …
preserved fossils in lacustrine laminated limestones. Although previous works on this site …
Embryo fossilization is a biological process mediated by microbial biofilms
EC Raff, KL Schollaert, DE Nelson… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Fossilized embryos with extraordinary cellular preservation appear in the Late
Neoproterozoic and Cambrian, coincident with the appearance of animal body fossils. It has …
Neoproterozoic and Cambrian, coincident with the appearance of animal body fossils. It has …
[HTML][HTML] Pennaraptoran theropod dinosaurs past progress and new frontiers
This chapter will cover clade definitions, the relationships within clades as well as the
occasional controversial relationships between different clades. Phylogenies arising from a …
occasional controversial relationships between different clades. Phylogenies arising from a …
Experimental formation of a microbial death mask
This study represents a first attempt to observe soft-tissue decay in association with
microbial mats, in order to recreate the death-mask model proposed for terminal …
microbial mats, in order to recreate the death-mask model proposed for terminal …
Fossilization of melanosomes via sulfurization
Fossil melanin granules (melanosomes) are an important resource for inferring the
evolutionary history of colour and its functions in animals. The taphonomy of melanin and …
evolutionary history of colour and its functions in animals. The taphonomy of melanin and …