Ediacaran scavenging as a prelude to predation
JG Gehling, ML Droser - Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 2018 - portlandpress.com
Predation is one of the most fundamental ecological and evolutionary drivers in modern and
ancient ecosystems. Here, we report the discovery of evidence of the oldest scavenging of …
ancient ecosystems. Here, we report the discovery of evidence of the oldest scavenging of …
Ancient life and moving fluids
Over 3.7 billion years of Earth history, life has evolved complex adaptations to help navigate
and interact with the fluid environment. Consequently, fluid dynamics has become a …
and interact with the fluid environment. Consequently, fluid dynamics has become a …
Discovery of the oldest bilaterian from the Ediacaran of South Australia
Analysis of modern animals and Ediacaran trace fossils predicts that the oldest bilaterians
were simple and small. Such organisms would be difficult to recognize in the fossil record …
were simple and small. Such organisms would be difficult to recognize in the fossil record …
Slime travelers: early evidence of animal mobility and feeding in an organic mat world
SD Evans, JG Gehling, ML Droser - Geobiology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Mobility represents a key innovation in the evolution of complex animal life. The ability to
move allows for the exploration of new food sources, escapes from unfavorable …
move allows for the exploration of new food sources, escapes from unfavorable …
Metacommunity analyses show an increase in ecological specialisation throughout the Ediacaran period
R Eden, A Manica, EG Mitchell - PLoS Biology, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The first animals appear during the late Ediacaran (572 to 541 Ma); an initial diversity
increase was followed reduction in diversity, often interpreted as catastrophic mass …
increase was followed reduction in diversity, often interpreted as catastrophic mass …
What happens between depositional events, stays between depositional events: the significance of organic mat surfaces in the capture of Ediacara communities and …
In the absence of complex, bioturbating organisms, the seafloor during the Precambrian was
covered in widespread organic matgrounds. The greatest diversity and complexity of organic …
covered in widespread organic matgrounds. The greatest diversity and complexity of organic …
Following the logic behind biological interpretations of the Ediacaran biotas
B Runnegar - Geological Magazine, 2022 - cambridge.org
For almost 150 years, megascopic structures in siliciclastic sequences of terminal
Precambrian age have been frustratingly difficult to characterize and classify. As with all …
Precambrian age have been frustratingly difficult to characterize and classify. As with all …
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 influence of environmental setting on the community ecology of Ediacaran organisms
EG Mitchell, N Bobkov, N Bykova… - Interface …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The broad-scale environment plays a substantial role in shaping modern marine
ecosystems, but the degree to which palaeocommunities were influenced by their …
ecosystems, but the degree to which palaeocommunities were influenced by their …
Biostratinomy of the enigmatic tubular organism Aulozoon soliorum, the Rawnsley Quartzite, South Australia
Abstract The Ediacaran fauna (574–539 Ma) are the first macroscopic community forming
organisms on Earth, thus providing unique insight into the origins and evolution of complex …
organisms on Earth, thus providing unique insight into the origins and evolution of complex …