A biota of Ediacaran aspect from lower Cambrian strata on the Digermul Peninsula, Arctic Norway
Three elements of the ‘Ediacara fauna’ are described from lower Cambrian strata on the Digermul Peninsula, Norway. Nimbia occlusa Fedonkin, 1980 and Tirasiana sp. occur approximately 80 m above the base of the Lower Breivik Member, which approximately coincides with the Neoproterozoic–Cambrian bound...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0016756899003179 2024-09-30T14:31:08+00:00 A biota of Ediacaran aspect from lower Cambrian strata on the Digermul Peninsula, Arctic Norway CRIMES, T. P. McILROY, D. 1999 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756899003179 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756899003179 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Geological Magazine volume 136, issue 6, page 633-642 ISSN 0016-7568 1469-5081 journal-article 1999 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756899003179 2024-09-18T04:03:15Z Three elements of the ‘Ediacara fauna’ are described from lower Cambrian strata on the Digermul Peninsula, Norway. Nimbia occlusa Fedonkin, 1980 and Tirasiana sp. occur approximately 80 m above the base of the Lower Breivik Member, which approximately coincides with the Neoproterozoic–Cambrian boundary. A specimen of Cyclomedusa sp. has also been found in the Lower Duolbasgaissa Member about 600 m above the boundary, in rocks of trilobite-bearing age. These discoveries add to a growing body of evidence that some elements of the dominantly Neoproterozoic Ediacara fauna continue into the Phanerozoic, thereby diminishing the scope of a possible late Neoproterozoic mass-extinction event. The taxa described here, particularly Nimbia and Cyclomedusa , also occur at many other localities within Neoproterozoic strata and, in common with other elements of the Ediacara fauna, display remarkable morphological variation. Some of this diversity in form is probably caused by environmental and preservational factors. The possibility that it may, at least in part, reflect an inability of these early life forms to replicate faithfully their genes during reproduction should, however, not be overlooked. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Cambridge University Press Arctic Norway Breivik ENVELOPE(14.238,14.238,66.999,66.999) Geological Magazine 136 6 633 642 |
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Three elements of the ‘Ediacara fauna’ are described from lower Cambrian strata on the Digermul Peninsula, Norway. Nimbia occlusa Fedonkin, 1980 and Tirasiana sp. occur approximately 80 m above the base of the Lower Breivik Member, which approximately coincides with the Neoproterozoic–Cambrian boundary. A specimen of Cyclomedusa sp. has also been found in the Lower Duolbasgaissa Member about 600 m above the boundary, in rocks of trilobite-bearing age. These discoveries add to a growing body of evidence that some elements of the dominantly Neoproterozoic Ediacara fauna continue into the Phanerozoic, thereby diminishing the scope of a possible late Neoproterozoic mass-extinction event. The taxa described here, particularly Nimbia and Cyclomedusa , also occur at many other localities within Neoproterozoic strata and, in common with other elements of the Ediacara fauna, display remarkable morphological variation. Some of this diversity in form is probably caused by environmental and preservational factors. The possibility that it may, at least in part, reflect an inability of these early life forms to replicate faithfully their genes during reproduction should, however, not be overlooked. |
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CRIMES, T. P. McILROY, D. A biota of Ediacaran aspect from lower Cambrian strata on the Digermul Peninsula, Arctic Norway |
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A biota of Ediacaran aspect from lower Cambrian strata on the Digermul Peninsula, Arctic Norway |
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A biota of Ediacaran aspect from lower Cambrian strata on the Digermul Peninsula, Arctic Norway |
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A biota of Ediacaran aspect from lower Cambrian strata on the Digermul Peninsula, Arctic Norway |
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A biota of Ediacaran aspect from lower Cambrian strata on the Digermul Peninsula, Arctic Norway |
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A biota of Ediacaran aspect from lower Cambrian strata on the Digermul Peninsula, Arctic Norway |
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biota of ediacaran aspect from lower cambrian strata on the digermul peninsula, arctic norway |
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