Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the early Ediacaran Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway
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 mudr...
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ftsubgoettingen:oai:goescholar:1/16616 2023-05-15T14:57:40+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 2019 http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/16616 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50650-x eng eng 2045-2322 http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/16616 doi:10.1038/s41598-019-50650-x 31601898 openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY Ediacara Nyborg Formation multicellular eukaryote 550 journalArticle publishedVersion 2019 ftsubgoettingen https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50650-x 2022-11-02T09:29:18Z 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. peerReviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Georg-August-Universität Göttingen: GoeScholar Arctic Norway Digermulen ENVELOPE(11.560,11.560,64.731,64.731) Vestertana ENVELOPE(27.868,27.868,70.424,70.424) Scientific Reports 9 1 |
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Ediacara Nyborg Formation multicellular eukaryote 550 Agić, Heda Högström, Anette E. S. Moczydłowska, Małgorzata Jensen, Sören Palacios, Teodoro Meinhold, Guido Ebbestad, Jan Ove R. Taylor, Wendy L. Høyberget, Magne Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the early Ediacaran Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway |
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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. peerReviewed |
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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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ENVELOPE(11.560,11.560,64.731,64.731) ENVELOPE(27.868,27.868,70.424,70.424) |
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