Early sponge evolution: a review and phylogenetic framework
JP Botting, LA Muir - Palaeoworld, 2018 - Elsevier
Sponges are one of the critical groups in understanding the early evolution of animals.
Traditional views of these relationships are currently being challenged by molecular data …
Traditional views of these relationships are currently being challenged by molecular data …
Vibrational spectroscopy of fossils
A Olcott Marshall, CP Marshall - Palaeontology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last two decades, there has an been increasing interest in applying vibrational
spectroscopy in palaeontological research. For example, this chemical analytical technique …
spectroscopy in palaeontological research. For example, this chemical analytical technique …
A unifying model for Neoproterozoic–Palaeozoic exceptional fossil preservation through pyritization and carbonaceous compression
Soft-tissue fossils capture exquisite biological detail and provide our clearest views onto the
rise of animals across the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition. The processes contributing to …
rise of animals across the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition. The processes contributing to …
Discovery of 505-million-year old chitin in the basal demosponge Vauxia gracilenta
H Ehrlich, JK Rigby, JP Botting, MV Tsurkan… - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Sponges are probably the earliest branching animals and their fossil record dates back to
the Precambrian. Identifying their skeletal structure and composition is thus a crucial step in …
the Precambrian. Identifying their skeletal structure and composition is thus a crucial step in …
The lower Cambrian lobopodian Cardiodictyon resolves the origin of euarthropod brains
For more than a century, the origin and evolution of the arthropod head and brain have
eluded a unifying rationale reconciling divergent morphologies and phylogenetic …
eluded a unifying rationale reconciling divergent morphologies and phylogenetic …
Preservational modes in the Ediacaran Gaojiashan Lagerstätte: pyritization, aluminosilicification, and carbonaceous compression
Burgess Shale-type (BST) fossils often are preserved as two-dimensional carbonaceous
compressions, sometimes aided by two mineralization processes: pyritization and …
compressions, sometimes aided by two mineralization processes: pyritization and …
Three-dimensionally preserved appendages in an early Cambrian stem-group pancrustacean
D Zhai, J Ortega-Hernández, JM Wolfe, X Hou, C Cao… - Current Biology, 2019 - cell.com
Pancrustaceans boast impressive diversity, abundance, and ecological impact in the
biosphere throughout the Phanerozoic [1]. Molecular clock estimates suggest an early …
biosphere throughout the Phanerozoic [1]. Molecular clock estimates suggest an early …
New exceptionally preserved panarthropods from the Drumian Wheeler Konservat‐Lagerstätte of the House Range of Utah
Abstract The Drumian Wheeler Konservat‐Lagerstätte of the House Range of Utah (Wheeler‐
HR) has yielded one of the most diverse exceptionally preserved Cambrian biotas of North …
HR) has yielded one of the most diverse exceptionally preserved Cambrian biotas of North …
Taphonomy of the upper Ediacaran enigmatic ribbonlike fossil Shaanxilithes
Shaanxilithes ningqiangensis is an enigmatic ribbon-shaped fossil from the upper
Ediacaran Gaojiashan Member of the Dengying Formation, southern Shaanxi Province …
Ediacaran Gaojiashan Member of the Dengying Formation, southern Shaanxi Province …
Preservation and diagenesis of soft-bodied fossils and the occurrence of phosphate-associated rare earth elements in the Cambrian (Wuliuan) Spence Shale …
Abstract The Spence Shale Lagerstätte is a middle Cambrian (Miaolingian Series; Wuliuan
Stage) fossil deposit in northern Utah and southern Idaho, USA. At present, it is known to …
Stage) fossil deposit in northern Utah and southern Idaho, USA. At present, it is known to …