The Ediacaran–Cambrian transition signals a drastic change in both diversity and
ecosystem construction. The Ediacara biota (consisting of various metazoan stem lineages …

Phylogenomics reconstructs an arthropod tree in which a monophyletic A rthropoda splits
into P ycnogonida+ E uchelicerata and M yriapoda+ P ancrustacea. The same chelicerate …

Entomology has had many applications in many biological domains (ie insect counting as a
biodiversity index). To meet a growing biological demand and to compensate a decreasing …

Unravelling the timing of the metazoan radiation is crucial for elucidating the
macroevolutionary processes associated with the Cambrian explosion. Because estimates …

Patterns of origination and evolution of early complex life on this planet are largely
interpreted from the fossils of the Precambrian soft-bodied Ediacara Biota. These fossils …

Winner, 2009 Victorian Premier's Literary Prize for Science Writing Among the major events
in evolutionary history, few rival in importance the appearance of animals. The Rise of …

A current paradigm accepts the presence of weakly biomineralized animals only, barely
above a low metazoan grade of organization in the terminal Neoproterozoic (Ediacaran) …

The good fossil record of trilobite exoskeletal anatomy and ontogeny, coupled with
information on their nonbiomineralized tissues, permits analysis of how the trilobite body …

The presumed affinities of the Terminal Neoproterozoic Ediacara biota have been much
debated. However, even in the absence of concrete evidence for phylogenetic affinity …

Leaf-shaped Ediacaran fronds such as Charniodiscus, Charnia, Rangea and Swartpuntia
are among the most widespread and readily recognized elements of the soft-bodied …