Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the early Ediacaran Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway
Abstract Eukaryotic multicellularity originated in the Mesoproterozoic Era and evolved multiple times since, yet early multicellular fossils are scarce until the terminal Neoproterozoic and often restricted to cases of exceptional preservation. Here we describe unusual organically-preserved fossils...
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crspringernat:10.1038/s41598-019-50650-x 2023-05-15T14:57:21+02:00 Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the early Ediacaran Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway Agić, Heda Högström, Anette E. S. Moczydłowska, Małgorzata Jensen, Sören Palacios, Teodoro Meinhold, Guido Ebbestad, Jan Ove R. Taylor, Wendy L. Høyberget, Magne Vetenskapsrådet 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50650-x http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-50650-x.pdf http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-50650-x en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Scientific Reports volume 9, issue 1 ISSN 2045-2322 Multidisciplinary journal-article 2019 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50650-x 2022-01-04T07:34:58Z Abstract Eukaryotic multicellularity originated in the Mesoproterozoic Era and evolved multiple times since, yet early multicellular fossils are scarce until the terminal Neoproterozoic and often restricted to cases of exceptional preservation. Here we describe unusual organically-preserved fossils from mudrocks, that provide support for the presence of organisms with differentiated cells (potentially an epithelial layer) in the late Neoproterozoic. Cyathinema digermulense gen. et sp. nov. from the Nyborg Formation, Vestertana Group, Digermulen Peninsula in Arctic Norway, is a new carbonaceous organ-taxon which consists of stacked tubes with cup-shaped ends. It represents parts of a larger organism (multicellular eukaryote or a colony), likely with greater preservation potential than its other elements. Arrangement of open-ended tubes invites comparison with cells of an epithelial layer present in a variety of eukaryotic clades. This tissue may have benefitted the organism in: avoiding overgrowth, limiting fouling, reproduction, or water filtration. C . digermulense shares characteristics with extant and fossil groups including red algae and their fossils, demosponge larvae and putative sponge fossils, colonial protists, and nematophytes. Regardless of its precise affinity, C . digermulense was a complex and likely benthic marine eukaryote exhibiting cellular differentiation, and a rare occurrence of early multicellularity outside of Konservat-Lagerstätten. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Springer Nature (via Crossref) Arctic Digermulen ENVELOPE(11.560,11.560,64.731,64.731) Norway Vestertana ENVELOPE(27.868,27.868,70.424,70.424) Scientific Reports 9 1 |
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Abstract Eukaryotic multicellularity originated in the Mesoproterozoic Era and evolved multiple times since, yet early multicellular fossils are scarce until the terminal Neoproterozoic and often restricted to cases of exceptional preservation. Here we describe unusual organically-preserved fossils from mudrocks, that provide support for the presence of organisms with differentiated cells (potentially an epithelial layer) in the late Neoproterozoic. Cyathinema digermulense gen. et sp. nov. from the Nyborg Formation, Vestertana Group, Digermulen Peninsula in Arctic Norway, is a new carbonaceous organ-taxon which consists of stacked tubes with cup-shaped ends. It represents parts of a larger organism (multicellular eukaryote or a colony), likely with greater preservation potential than its other elements. Arrangement of open-ended tubes invites comparison with cells of an epithelial layer present in a variety of eukaryotic clades. This tissue may have benefitted the organism in: avoiding overgrowth, limiting fouling, reproduction, or water filtration. C . digermulense shares characteristics with extant and fossil groups including red algae and their fossils, demosponge larvae and putative sponge fossils, colonial protists, and nematophytes. Regardless of its precise affinity, C . digermulense was a complex and likely benthic marine eukaryote exhibiting cellular differentiation, and a rare occurrence of early multicellularity outside of Konservat-Lagerstätten. |
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Agić, Heda Högström, Anette E. S. Moczydłowska, Małgorzata Jensen, Sören Palacios, Teodoro Meinhold, Guido Ebbestad, Jan Ove R. Taylor, Wendy L. Høyberget, Magne |
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Agić, Heda Högström, Anette E. S. Moczydłowska, Małgorzata Jensen, Sören Palacios, Teodoro Meinhold, Guido Ebbestad, Jan Ove R. Taylor, Wendy L. Høyberget, Magne |
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Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the early Ediacaran Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway |
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Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the early Ediacaran Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway |
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Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the early Ediacaran Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway |
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Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the early Ediacaran Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway |
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Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the early Ediacaran Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway |
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organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the early ediacaran nyborg formation, arctic norway |
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