First evidence for locomotion in the Ediacara biota from the 565 Ma Mistaken Point Formation, Newfoundland
Evidence for locomotion in the Precambrian fossil record is scant. Reliable Ediacaran trace fossils are all younger than 560 Ma, and consist of relatively simple horizontal burrows and trails from shallow-water deposits. Here we describe an assemblage of macroscopic locomotory traces from deep-water...
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ftucambridgeesc:oai:eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk:2291 2023-05-15T17:20:01+02:00 First evidence for locomotion in the Ediacara biota from the 565 Ma Mistaken Point Formation, Newfoundland Liu, Alexander G. Mcllroy, Duncan Brasier, Martin D. 2010-02 application/pdf http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/2291/ http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/2291/1/Liu_et_al._-_2010_-_First_evidence_for_locomotion_in_the_Ediacara_biot.pdf http://geology.gsapubs.org/content/38/2/123.abstract https://doi.org/10.1130/G30368.1 en eng http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/2291/1/Liu_et_al._-_2010_-_First_evidence_for_locomotion_in_the_Ediacara_biot.pdf Liu, Alexander G. and Mcllroy, Duncan and Brasier, Martin D. (2010) First evidence for locomotion in the Ediacara biota from the 565 Ma Mistaken Point Formation, Newfoundland. Geology, 38 (2). 123 -126. DOI https://doi.org/10.1130/G30368.1 <https://doi.org/10.1130/G30368.1> 04 - Palaeobiology Article PeerReviewed 2010 ftucambridgeesc https://doi.org/10.1130/G30368.1 2020-08-27T18:09:13Z Evidence for locomotion in the Precambrian fossil record is scant. Reliable Ediacaran trace fossils are all younger than 560 Ma, and consist of relatively simple horizontal burrows and trails from shallow-water deposits. Here we describe an assemblage of macroscopic locomotory traces from deep-water environments at Mistaken Point, southeastern Newfoundland, Canada, dated to ca. 565 Ma. These trails extend the record of complex trace fossils back into the earliest Avalonian biota. Our new evidence for large motile organisms on the seafloor at this time suggests that at least some of these early Ediacaran organisms, whose biological affinities are widely debated, could have been muscular and of metazoan grade. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland University of Cambridge, Department of Earth Sciences: ESC Publications Canada Burrows ENVELOPE(163.650,163.650,-74.300,-74.300) Mistaken Point ENVELOPE(-55.774,-55.774,53.478,53.478) Geology 38 2 123 126 |
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Evidence for locomotion in the Precambrian fossil record is scant. Reliable Ediacaran trace fossils are all younger than 560 Ma, and consist of relatively simple horizontal burrows and trails from shallow-water deposits. Here we describe an assemblage of macroscopic locomotory traces from deep-water environments at Mistaken Point, southeastern Newfoundland, Canada, dated to ca. 565 Ma. These trails extend the record of complex trace fossils back into the earliest Avalonian biota. Our new evidence for large motile organisms on the seafloor at this time suggests that at least some of these early Ediacaran organisms, whose biological affinities are widely debated, could have been muscular and of metazoan grade. |
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First evidence for locomotion in the Ediacara biota from the 565 Ma Mistaken Point Formation, Newfoundland |
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First evidence for locomotion in the Ediacara biota from the 565 Ma Mistaken Point Formation, Newfoundland |
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First evidence for locomotion in the Ediacara biota from the 565 Ma Mistaken Point Formation, Newfoundland |
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First evidence for locomotion in the Ediacara biota from the 565 Ma Mistaken Point Formation, Newfoundland |
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First evidence for locomotion in the Ediacara biota from the 565 Ma Mistaken Point Formation, Newfoundland |
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http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/2291/ http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/2291/1/Liu_et_al._-_2010_-_First_evidence_for_locomotion_in_the_Ediacara_biot.pdf http://geology.gsapubs.org/content/38/2/123.abstract https://doi.org/10.1130/G30368.1 |
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http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/2291/1/Liu_et_al._-_2010_-_First_evidence_for_locomotion_in_the_Ediacara_biot.pdf Liu, Alexander G. and Mcllroy, Duncan and Brasier, Martin D. (2010) First evidence for locomotion in the Ediacara biota from the 565 Ma Mistaken Point Formation, Newfoundland. Geology, 38 (2). 123 -126. DOI https://doi.org/10.1130/G30368.1 <https://doi.org/10.1130/G30368.1> |
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