The fossil record of parasites is limited thus far. A survey of the fossil record shows that some
modes of preservation show a higher potential for the preservation of parasitic remains or …

Exceptionally preserved specimens yield critical information about the soft-part anatomy and
the evolution of organisms through time. We compiled the first global dataset of …

Cretaceous-aged methane seep carbonates in the Western Interior Seaway, USA, have
yielded a relatively high diversity and concentration of fossils, including decapod …

Pancrustaceans boast impressive diversity, abundance, and ecological impact in the
biosphere throughout the Phanerozoic [1]. Molecular clock estimates suggest an early …

Direct evidence of paleo-parasitism in crustaceans is very scarce. Epicaridean isopods are
obligatory parasites of crustaceans, including decapods such as crabs, shrimps, and …

Abstract The Chengjiang biota (Yunnan Province, China) is a treasure trove of soft-bodied
animal fossils from the earliest stages of the Cambrian explosion. The mechanisms …

The rapid rise of arthropods during the Cambrian quickly established some clades, such as
the euarthropod stem-group called Radiodonta, as the dominant and most diverse predators …

Extant marine arthropods are afflicted by a variety of parasitic diseases making it plausible
that extinct trilobites also had a variety of parasites. Direct evidence in the form of preserved …

Experimental taphonomy using microbial mats offers new insights into the mechanisms
involved in the decay of organisms and their preservation as fossils. In this paper, the …

This research explores how decay works and how different variables can affect this process
in marine environments. The results are based on asterozoan echinoderms to cover one of …