Ediacaran extinction and Cambrian explosion
The Ediacaran–Cambrian (E–C) transition marks the most important geobiological
revolution of the past billion years, including the Earth's first crisis of macroscopic eukaryotic …
revolution of the past billion years, including the Earth's first crisis of macroscopic eukaryotic …
The rise of animals in a changing environment: global ecological innovation in the late Ediacaran
The evolutionary trajectory of early complex life on Earth is interpreted largely from the
fossils of the Precambrian soft-bodied Ediacara Biota, which appeared and evolved during a …
fossils of the Precambrian soft-bodied Ediacara Biota, which appeared and evolved during a …
New high‐resolution age data from the Ediacaran–Cambrian boundary indicate rapid, ecologically driven onset of the Cambrian explosion
The replacement of the late Precambrian Ediacaran biota by morphologically disparate
animals at the beginning of the Phanerozoic was a key event in the history of life on Earth …
animals at the beginning of the Phanerozoic was a key event in the history of life on Earth …
[HTML][HTML] The trace fossil record of the Nama Group, Namibia: exploring the terminal Ediacaran roots of the Cambrian explosion
Abstract The Ediacaran–Cambrian transition marks one of the most important geobiological
revolutions in Earth History, including multiple waves of evolutionary radiation and …
revolutions in Earth History, including multiple waves of evolutionary radiation and …
Ediacaran integrative stratigraphy and timescale of China
Ediacaran successions occur widely in various depositional facies in South China and yield
a series of fossil Lagerstätten, providing a complete fossil record for the evolution of marine …
a series of fossil Lagerstätten, providing a complete fossil record for the evolution of marine …
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 …
[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 …
Pushing the boundary: A calibrated Ediacaran-Cambrian stratigraphic record from the Nama Group in northwestern Republic of South Africa
LL Nelson, J Ramezani, JE Almond… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Nama Group exposed on the Neint Nababeep Plateau along the Orange River
in northwestern Republic of South Africa is now recognized as an expanded record of the …
in northwestern Republic of South Africa is now recognized as an expanded record of the …
The rise and early evolution of animals: where do we stand from a trace-fossil perspective?
MG Mángano, LA Buatois - Interface Focus, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The trace-fossil record provides a wealth of information to track the rise and early evolution
of animals. It comprises the activity of both hard-and soft-bodied organisms, is continuous …
of animals. It comprises the activity of both hard-and soft-bodied organisms, is continuous …
Controls on the evolution of Ediacaran metazoan ecosystems: a redox perspective
A growing number of detailed geochemical studies of Ediacaran (635–541 Ma) marine
successions have provided snapshots into the redox environments that played host to the …
successions have provided snapshots into the redox environments that played host to the …