Across space and time: A review of sampling, preservational, analytical, and anthropogenic biases in fossil data across macroecological scales
Quantitative studies of fossil data have proven critical to a number of major
macroevolutionary and macroecological discoveries, such as the 'Big 5'mass extinctions of …
macroevolutionary and macroecological discoveries, such as the 'Big 5'mass extinctions of …
The Emu Bay Shale Konservat-Lagerstätte: a view of Cambrian life from East Gondwana
Recent fossil discoveries from the lower Cambrian Emu Bay Shale (EBS) on Kangaroo
Island, South Australia, have provided critical insights into the tempo of the Cambrian …
Island, South Australia, have provided critical insights into the tempo of the Cambrian …
The Qingjiang biota—a Burgess Shale–type fossil Lagerstätte from the early Cambrian of South China
D Fu, G Tong, T Dai, W Liu, Y Yang, Y Zhang, L Cui… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Burgess Shale–type fossil Lagerstätten provide the best evidence for deciphering the biotic
patterns and magnitude of the Cambrian explosion. Here, we report a Lagerstätte from …
patterns and magnitude of the Cambrian explosion. Here, we report a Lagerstätte from …
The Emu Bay Shale: A unique early Cambrian Lagerstätte from a tectonically active basin
The Emu Bay Shale (EBS) of South Australia is anomalous among Cambrian Lagerstätten
because it captures anatomical information that is rare in Burgess Shale–type fossils, and …
because it captures anatomical information that is rare in Burgess Shale–type fossils, and …
Early fossil record of Euarthropoda and the Cambrian Explosion
Euarthropoda is one of the best-preserved fossil animal groups and has been the most
diverse animal phylum for over 500 million years. Fossil Konservat-Lagerstätten, such as …
diverse animal phylum for over 500 million years. Fossil Konservat-Lagerstätten, such as …
Protomelission is an early dasyclad alga and not a Cambrian bryozoan
J Yang, T Lan, X Zhang, MR Smith - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The animal phyla and their associated body plans originate from a singular burst of
evolution occurring during the Cambrian period, over 500 million years ago. The phylum …
evolution occurring during the Cambrian period, over 500 million years ago. The phylum …
Priapulid neoichnology, ecosystem engineering, and the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition
The evolutionary rise of powerful new ecosystem engineering impacts is thought to have
played an important role in driving waves of biospheric change across the Ediacaran …
played an important role in driving waves of biospheric change across the Ediacaran …
The Burgess Shale paleocommunity with new insights from Marble Canyon, British Columbia
Abstract The middle (Wuliuan Stage) Cambrian Burgess Shale is famous for its exceptional
preservation of diverse and abundant soft-bodied animals through the “thick” Stephen …
preservation of diverse and abundant soft-bodied animals through the “thick” Stephen …
Reappraising the early evidence of durophagy and drilling predation in the fossil record: implications for escalation and the C ambrian E xplosion
ABSTRACT The Cambrian Explosion is arguably the most extreme example of a biological
radiation preserved in the fossil record, and studies of Cambrian Lagerstätten have …
radiation preserved in the fossil record, and studies of Cambrian Lagerstätten have …
A new phyllopod bed-like assemblage from the Burgess Shale of the Canadian Rockies
Burgess Shale-type fossil assemblages provide the best evidence of the 'Cambrian
explosion'. Here we report the discovery of an extraordinary new soft-bodied fauna from the …
explosion'. Here we report the discovery of an extraordinary new soft-bodied fauna from the …