Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the late Neoproterozoic Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway.
Source at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50650-x . 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 d...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/16750 2023-05-15T14:27:10+02:00 Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the late Neoproterozoic Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway. Agic, Heda Högström, Anette Moczydlowska, Malgorzata Jensen, Sören Palacios, Teodoro Meinhold, Guido Ebbestad, Jan Ove R. Taylor, Wendy L. Høyberget, Magne 2019-10-10 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/16750 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50650-x eng eng Springer Nature Scientific Reports info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/FRINATEK/231103/Norway/The Digermul Peninsula - a window into the early diversification of animal life// Agic H, Högström A, Moczydlowska, Jensen S, Palacios T, Meinhold G, Ebbestad JOR, Taylor WL, Høyberget M. Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the late Neoproterozoic Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway. Scientific Reports. 2019 FRIDAID 1724523 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50650-x 2045-2322 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/16750 openAccess VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Stratigraphy and paleontology: 461 VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Stratigrafi og paleontologi: 461 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed 2019 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50650-x 2021-06-25T17:56:56Z Source at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50650-x . 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 Arctic University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive 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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Source at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50650-x . 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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Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the late Neoproterozoic Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway. |
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Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the late Neoproterozoic Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway. |
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Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the late Neoproterozoic Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway. |
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Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the late Neoproterozoic Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway. |
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Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the late Neoproterozoic Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway. |
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organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the late neoproterozoic nyborg formation, arctic norway. |
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Scientific Reports info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCN/FRINATEK/231103/Norway/The Digermul Peninsula - a window into the early diversification of animal life// Agic H, Högström A, Moczydlowska, Jensen S, Palacios T, Meinhold G, Ebbestad JOR, Taylor WL, Høyberget M. Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the late Neoproterozoic Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway. Scientific Reports. 2019 FRIDAID 1724523 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50650-x 2045-2322 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/16750 |
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