Categories of architectural designs in trace fossils: a measure of ichnodisparity
Ichnodisparity has been recently introduced as a concept to assess the variability of
morphologic plans in biogenic structures, revealing major innovations in body plan …
morphologic plans in biogenic structures, revealing major innovations in body plan …
Worms and gills, plates and spines: the evolutionary origins and incredible disparity of deuterostomes revealed by fossils, genes, and development
Deuterostomes are the major division of animal life which includes sea stars, acorn worms,
and humans, among a wide variety of ecologically and morphologically disparate taxa …
and humans, among a wide variety of ecologically and morphologically disparate taxa …
Soft robotics informs how an early echinoderm moved
The transition from sessile suspension to active mobile detritus feeding in early echinoderms
(ca 500 Mya) required sophisticated locomotion strategies. However, understanding …
(ca 500 Mya) required sophisticated locomotion strategies. However, understanding …
Echinoderm ichnology: bioturbation, bioerosion and related processes
Among invertebrates and both in modern and ancient marine environments, certain
echinoderms have been and are some of the most active and widespread bioturbators and …
echinoderms have been and are some of the most active and widespread bioturbators and …
Exceptionally preserved soft parts in fossils from the Lower Ordovician of Morocco clarify stylophoran affinities within basal deuterostomes
The extinct echinoderm clade Stylophora consists of some of the strangest known
deuterostomes. Stylophorans are known from complete, fully articulated skeletal remains …
deuterostomes. Stylophorans are known from complete, fully articulated skeletal remains …
Deciphering the early evolution of echinoderms with C ambrian fossils
S Zamora, IA Rahman - Palaeontology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Echinoderms are a major group of invertebrate deuterostomes that have been an important
component of marine ecosystems throughout the P hanerozoic. Their fossil record extends …
component of marine ecosystems throughout the P hanerozoic. Their fossil record extends …
[PDF][PDF] Emsian Ammonoidea and the age of the Hunsrück Slate (Rhenish Mountains, Western Germany)
The ammonoids from the well-studied German Fossillagerstätte of the Hunsrück Slate have
the reputation of being the oldest known representatives of this cephalopod group. This …
the reputation of being the oldest known representatives of this cephalopod group. This …
The role of abiotic factors in the Cambrian Substrate Revolution: A review from the benthic community replacements of West Gondwana
JJ Álvaro, S Zamora, S Clausen, D Vizcaïno… - Earth-Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
The Cambrian Substrate Revolution refers to a substantial and “rapid” change to the nature
of marine sedimentary substrates in the early Cambrian and is widely interpreted as a …
of marine sedimentary substrates in the early Cambrian and is widely interpreted as a …
Bioturbation in Burgess Shale-type Lagerstätten—Case study of trace fossil–body fossil association from the Kaili Biota (Cambrian Series 3), Guizhou, China
Cruziana, Gordia, Planolites, Rusophycus, and Trichophycus are common ichnological
elements of the Kaili Biota. New discoveries based on the examination of 323 specimens …
elements of the Kaili Biota. New discoveries based on the examination of 323 specimens …
Arm waving in stylophoran echinoderms: three-dimensional mobility analysis illuminates cornute locomotion
The locomotion strategies of fossil invertebrates are typically interpreted on the basis of
morphological descriptions. However, it has been shown that homologous structures with …
morphological descriptions. However, it has been shown that homologous structures with …