Three-dimensional preservation of algae and animal embryos in a Neoproterozoic phosphorite
Phosphorites of the late Neoproterozoic (570±20 Myr bp) Doushantuo Formation, southern
China, preserve an exceptional record of multicellular life from just before the Ediacaran …
China, preserve an exceptional record of multicellular life from just before the Ediacaran …
Whole-lake carbon-13 additions reveal terrestrial support of aquatic food webs
Ecosystems are supported by organic carbon from two distinct sources. Endogenous carbon
is produced by photosynthesis within an ecosystem by autotrophic organisms. Exogenous …
is produced by photosynthesis within an ecosystem by autotrophic organisms. Exogenous …
Precambrian sponges with cellular structures
CW Li, JY Chen, TE Hua - Science, 1998 - science.org
Sponge remains have been identified in the Early Vendian Doushantuo phosphate deposit
in central Guizhou (South China), which has an age of∼ 580 million years ago. Their …
in central Guizhou (South China), which has an age of∼ 580 million years ago. Their …
Macroscopic carbonaceous compressions in a terminal Proterozoic shale: a systematic reassessment of the Miaohe biota, South China
Carbonaceous compression fossils in shales of the uppermost Doushantuo Formation (ca.
555–590 Ma) at Miaohe in the Yangtze Gorges area provide a rare Burgess-Shale-type …
555–590 Ma) at Miaohe in the Yangtze Gorges area provide a rare Burgess-Shale-type …
Permineralized fossils from the terminal Proterozoic Doushantuo Formation, south China
Permineralized fossils of the terminal Proterozoic (600-550 Ma) Doushantuo Formation,
China, provide an unusually clear window on biological diversity just before the Ediacaran …
China, provide an unusually clear window on biological diversity just before the Ediacaran …
The significance of moulting in Ecdysozoan evolution
JW Valentine, AG Collins - Evolution & Development, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Three major bilaterian clades first appear in the Early Cambrian fossil record:
Deuterostomia, Lophotrochozoa, and Ecdysozoa. The taxa placed in Ecdysozoa are …
Deuterostomia, Lophotrochozoa, and Ecdysozoa. The taxa placed in Ecdysozoa are …
Phosphatized animal embryos from the Neoproterozoic Doushantuo formation at Weng'an, Guizhou, South China
Phosphorites of the uppermost Neoproterozoic Doushantuo Formation (ca. 570±20 Ma)
exposed at Weng'an, South China, contain globular microfossils characterized by …
exposed at Weng'an, South China, contain globular microfossils characterized by …
Fossilized metazoan embryos from the earliest Cambrian
S Bengtson, Y Zhao - Science, 1997 - science.org
Small globular fossils known as Olivooides and Markuelia from basal Cambrian rocks in
China and Siberia, respectively, contain directly developing embryos of metazoans …
China and Siberia, respectively, contain directly developing embryos of metazoans …
Origins and early evolution of predation
S Bengtson - The Paleontological Society Papers, 2002 - cambridge.org
Predation, in the broad sense of an organism killing another organism for nutritional
purposes, is probably as old as life itself and has originated many times during the history of …
purposes, is probably as old as life itself and has originated many times during the history of …
Fossil preservation through phosphatization and silicification in the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation (South China): a comparative synthesis
AD Muscente, AD Hawkins, S Xiao - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Phosphatized and silicified microfossils–preserved through replication of organic templates
by authigenic calcium phosphate and silica, respectively–form through mechanistically …
by authigenic calcium phosphate and silica, respectively–form through mechanistically …