[PDF][PDF] The evolutionary origins of the Hemichordata (Enteropneusta & Pterobranchia)–A review based on fossil evidence and interpretations.

J MALETZ - Bulletin of Geosciences, 2024 - geology.cz
Few fossils demonstrate the presence of the Hemichordata (Enteropneusta, Pterobranchia–
excluding benthic and planktic Graptolithina) in the early Palaeozoic. Many of these early …

[HTML][HTML] Thickness of the stratigraphic record of Britain: How the fidelity of geological and fossil data is unrelated to rock quantity

JA Craig, RJ Battle, YP Veenma, WJ McMahon… - Earth-Science …, 2025 - Elsevier
The sedimentary-stratigraphic record is the principal repository of empirical historic evidence
for evolution and deep time environments. However, the record has a temporal …

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 …

Ediacaran origin and Ediacaran-Cambrian diversification of Metazoa

E Carlisle, Z Yin, D Pisani, PCJ Donoghue - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
The timescale of animal diversification has been a focus of debate over how evolutionary
history should be calibrated to geologic time. Molecular clock analyses have invariably …

A new salinity-based model for Cryogenian Mn-carbonate deposits

W Wei, W Yu, Y Du, TJ Algeo, Z Li, M Cheng… - Precambrian …, 2024 - Elsevier
The genesis of manganese (Mn)-carbonate deposits in the Cryogenian Datangpo Formation
(∼ 662.9–654.5 Ma), Nanhua Basin, South China remains controversial. Here, we combine …

The role of clay minerals in the preservation of Precambrian organic‐walled microfossils

CR Woltz, RP Anderson, NJ Tosca, SM Porter - Geobiology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Precambrian organic‐walled microfossils (OWMs) are primarily preserved in mudstones and
shales that are low in total organic carbon (TOC). Recent work suggests that high TOC may …

Life in the Cambrian shallows: Exceptionally preserved arthropod and mollusk microfossils from the early Cambrian of Sweden

BJ Slater - Geology, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Burgess Shale–type (BST) Lagerstätten record an exceptional variety of Cambrian
soft-bodied fauna, yet these deposits are typically restricted to outboard depositional …

A peritidal Burgess‐Shale‐type fauna from the middle Cambrian of western Canada

G Mussini, YP Veenma, NJ Butterfield - Palaeontology, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Burgess‐Shale‐type (BST) faunas have proven critical for map** the Cambrian
assembly of animal‐dominated ecosystems, but have so far only been reported from fully …

Spatiotemporal distribution and morphological diversity of the Cambrian Wiwaxia: New insights from South China

H Sun, F Zhao, R Wu, H Zeng, Z Sun - Global and Planetary Change, 2024 - Elsevier
Wiwaxia is a well-known Cambrian animal and a relative of annelids and molluscs,
characterized by its densely arranged, imbricated dorsal sclerites. Despite its prevalence in …

Cambrian 'sap-sucking'molluscan radulae among small carbonaceous fossils (SCFs)

BJ Slater - Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Molluscs have produced an extensive fossil record, owing to the prevalence of robust
biomineralized shells among this clade. By contrast, most other components of molluscan …