The Spence Shale Lagerstätte: an important window into Cambrian biodiversity
The Spence Shale Member of the Langston Formation is a Cambrian (Miaolingian: Wuliuan)
Lagerstätte in northeastern Utah and southeastern Idaho. It is older than the more well …
Lagerstätte in northeastern Utah and southeastern Idaho. It is older than the more well …
Probability-based preservational variations within the early Cambrian Chengjiang biota (China)
Abstract The Chengjiang biota (Yunnan Province, China) is a treasure trove of soft-bodied
animal fossils from the earliest stages of the Cambrian explosion. The mechanisms …
animal fossils from the earliest stages of the Cambrian explosion. The mechanisms …
Shelly coprolites record durophagous predation in the Late Ordovician Bohdalec Formation (Katian; Prague Basin, Czech Republic)
RDC Bicknell, J Bruthansová, J Kimmig - Geobios, 2024 - Elsevier
Trace fossils can illustrate important palaeobiological interactions within a fossil assemblage
that body fossils do not record. A group of trace fossils that showcase feeding ecology, and …
that body fossils do not record. A group of trace fossils that showcase feeding ecology, and …
Exceptional preservation requires fast biodegradation: thylacocephalan specimens from La Voulte‐sur‐Rhône (Callovian, Jurassic, France)
Konservat‐Lagerstätten are seen as snapshots of past biodiversity for a given location and
time. However, processes leading to the exceptional morphological preservation of fossils in …
time. However, processes leading to the exceptional morphological preservation of fossils in …
Facies and systems tracts at high-resolution in an organic-rich mudstone: The Duvernay Formation, Kaybob area, Alberta, Canada
In organic-rich mudstones, vertical sequences of sedimentary facies record the depositional
responses to complex and varying controls: development of accommodation, redox …
responses to complex and varying controls: development of accommodation, redox …
Taphonomic experiments on caridean shrimp elucidate the timing and influence of organic matter on diagenetic pyritization and sulfurization
Sulfur is an element particularly valuable for preserving organisms in the fossil record. On
one hand, sulfurization (ie incorporation of sulfur into organic matter) forms macromolecules …
one hand, sulfurization (ie incorporation of sulfur into organic matter) forms macromolecules …
Quantified growth and possible heterochronic development of two corynexochid trilobites from the middle Cambrian (Miaolingian Series, Wuliuan Stage) Mount Cap …
NM Handkamer, BR Pratt - Journal of Paleontology, 2024 - cambridge.org
The ontogeny of two species of corynexochid trilobites from the middle Cambrian Mount Cap
Formation of the eastern Mackenzie Mountains, northern Canada, is documented. Sahtuia …
Formation of the eastern Mackenzie Mountains, northern Canada, is documented. Sahtuia …
An Atlas of Malformed Trilobites from North American Repositories Part 2. The American Museum of Natural History
Trilobites with malformations present important insight into the paleoecology of the wholly
extinct arthropod group. This includes records of failed predation, developmental …
extinct arthropod group. This includes records of failed predation, developmental …
Taphonomic experiments imply a possible link between the evolution of multicellularity and the fossilization potential of soft‐bodied organisms
E Naimark, D Kirpotin, N Boeva… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The reliability of evolutionary reconstructions based on the fossil record critically depends on
our knowledge of the factors affecting the fossilization of soft‐bodied organisms. Despite …
our knowledge of the factors affecting the fossilization of soft‐bodied organisms. Despite …
Evidence for microbially mediated silver enrichment in a middle Cambrian Burgess Shale-type deposit, Mackenzie Mountains, northwestern Canada
The Selwyn basin and Mackenzie platform of northwestern Canada house an array of
mineral deposits and prospects that are rich in silver, including Neoproterozoic red-bed or …
mineral deposits and prospects that are rich in silver, including Neoproterozoic red-bed or …