The end of the Ediacara biota: Extinction, biotic replacement, or Cheshire Cat?
The Ediacaran–Cambrian transition signals a drastic change in both diversity and
ecosystem construction. The Ediacara biota (consisting of various metazoan stem lineages …
ecosystem construction. The Ediacara biota (consisting of various metazoan stem lineages …
Oxygen and animal evolution: did a rise of atmospheric oxygen “trigger” the origin of animals?
DB Mills, DE Canfield - BioEssays, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies challenge the classical view that the origin of animal life was primarily
controlled by atmospheric oxygen levels. For example, some modern sponges, representing …
controlled by atmospheric oxygen levels. For example, some modern sponges, representing …
The geologic time scale
FM Gradstein, JG Ogg, MD Schmitz, GM Ogg - Boston, USA, 2012 - books.google.com
Construction and assembly of the Geologic Time Scale involves:(a) constructing a relative
(chronostratigraphic) standard scale for key periods in the Earth's rock record;(b) identifying …
(chronostratigraphic) standard scale for key periods in the Earth's rock record;(b) identifying …
Environmental context for the terminal Ediacaran biomineralization of animals
In terminal Ediacaran strata of South China, the onset of calcareous biomineralization is
preserved in the paleontological transition from Conotubus to Cloudina in repetitious …
preserved in the paleontological transition from Conotubus to Cloudina in repetitious …
Moving and sensing without input and output: early nervous systems and the origins of the animal sensorimotor organization
F Keijzer - Biology & Philosophy, 2015 - Springer
It remains a standing problem how and why the first nervous systems evolved. Molecular
and genomic information is now rapidly accumulating but the macroscopic organization and …
and genomic information is now rapidly accumulating but the macroscopic organization and …
[图书][B] On the origin of autonomy: A new look at the major transitions in evolution
B Rosslenbroich - 2014 - Springer
Kim Sterelny and Daniel McShea for helpful comments and suggestions on earlier papers
on the topic that I also included within the present work. Kristian Köchy for a series of …
on the topic that I also included within the present work. Kristian Köchy for a series of …
Bacterial influences on animal origins
RA Alegado, N King - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2014 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Animals evolved in seas teeming with bacteria, yet the influences of bacteria on animal
origins are poorly understood. Comparisons among modern animals and their closest living …
origins are poorly understood. Comparisons among modern animals and their closest living …
Clay mineralogy, organic carbon burial, and redox evolution in Proterozoic oceans
NJ Tosca, DT Johnston, A Mushegian… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2010 - Elsevier
Clay minerals formed through chemical weathering have long been implicated in the burial
of organic matter (OM), but because diagenesis and metamorphism commonly obscure the …
of organic matter (OM), but because diagenesis and metamorphism commonly obscure the …
Calcium in the early evolution of living systems: a biohistorical approach
J Kazmierczak, S Kempe… - Current Organic Chemistry, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
The possible role of Ca2+ as a promoter of the major steps in the evolution of early life is
reviewed. The existing biological knowledge about the role of calcium in living systems is …
reviewed. The existing biological knowledge about the role of calcium in living systems is …
Nitrogen isotope chemostratigraphy of the Ediacaran and Early Cambrian platform sequence at Three Gorges, South China
R Kikumoto, M Tahata, M Nishizawa, Y Sawaki… - Gondwana …, 2014 - Elsevier
The appearance of multicellular animals and subsequent radiation during the
Ediacaran/Cambrian transition may have significantly changed the oceanic ecosystem …
Ediacaran/Cambrian transition may have significantly changed the oceanic ecosystem …