[HTML][HTML] Resolving MISS conceptions and misconceptions: a geological approach to sedimentary surface textures generated by microbial and abiotic processes
The rock record contains a rich variety of sedimentary surface textures on siliciclastic
sandstone, siltstone and mudstone bedding planes. In recent years, an increasing number …
sandstone, siltstone and mudstone bedding planes. In recent years, an increasing number …
Remarkable preservation of microbial mats in Neoproterozoic siliciclastic settings: implications for Ediacaran taphonomic models
RHT Callow, MD Brasier - Earth-Science Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
It is beyond doubt that the appearance of infaunal bioturbation and metazoan
biomineralization across the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition irreversibly affected the nature …
biomineralization across the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition irreversibly affected the nature …
Early fossil record of Euarthropoda and the Cambrian Explosion
Euarthropoda is one of the best-preserved fossil animal groups and has been the most
diverse animal phylum for over 500 million years. Fossil Konservat-Lagerstätten, such as …
diverse animal phylum for over 500 million years. Fossil Konservat-Lagerstätten, such as …
[HTML][HTML] Early Cambrian origin of the shelf sediment mixed layer
The mixed layer of modern oceans is a zone of fully homogenized sediment resulting from
bioturbation. The mixed layer is host to complex biogeochemical cycles that directly impact …
bioturbation. The mixed layer is host to complex biogeochemical cycles that directly impact …
Ecological expansion and extinction in the late Ediacaran: weighing the evidence for environmental and biotic drivers
Abstract The Ediacara Biota, Earth's earliest communities of complex, macroscopic,
multicellular organisms, appeared during the late Ediacaran Period, just prior to the …
multicellular organisms, appeared during the late Ediacaran Period, just prior to the …
The paleoenvironmental distribution of Phanerozoic wrinkle structures
SA Mata, DJ Bottjer - Earth-Science Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Wrinkle structures are microbially induced sedimentary structures that are known to have
formed in ancient marine siliciclastic environments. This study reviews the sedimentary …
formed in ancient marine siliciclastic environments. This study reviews the sedimentary …
Chemotrophic microbial mats and their potential for preservation in the rock record
Putative microbialites are commonly regarded to have formed in association with
photosynthetic microorganisms, such as cyanobacteria. However, many modern microbial …
photosynthetic microorganisms, such as cyanobacteria. However, many modern microbial …
Precambrian–Cambrian trace fossils from the Yangtze Platform (South China) and the early evolution of bilaterian lifestyles
B Weber, M Steiner, MY Zhu - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2007 - Elsevier
Siliciclastic, carbonaceous and phosphoritic shallow marine sediments from several
Neoproterozoic (Ediacaran) and Precambrian–Cambrian (PC–C) boundary sections on the …
Neoproterozoic (Ediacaran) and Precambrian–Cambrian (PC–C) boundary sections on the …
Microfossil assemblages and indication of the source and preservation pattern of organic matter from the early Cambrian in South China
S Zheng, Q Feng, S van de Velde, S Chang… - Journal of Earth …, 2022 - Springer
The beginning of the Phanerozoic was marked by abundant phytoplankton, the occurrence
of animals and a newly established ecosystem structure, which in turn, resulted in different …
of animals and a newly established ecosystem structure, which in turn, resulted in different …
Diverse microbially induced sedimentary structures from 1 Ga lakes of the Diabaig Formation, Torridon Group, northwest Scotland
RHT Callow, L Battison, MD Brasier - Sedimentary Geology, 2011 - Elsevier
The siliciclastic lacustrine rocks of the~ 1000Ma Diabaig Formation, northwest Scotland,
contain a remarkable diversity of macroscopic structures on bedding planes that can be …
contain a remarkable diversity of macroscopic structures on bedding planes that can be …