Experimental mineralization of crustacean eggs: new implications for the fossilization of Precambrian–Cambrian embryos

Phosphatized globular microfossils from the Ediacaran and lower Cambrian of South China represent an impressive record of early animal evolution and development. However, their phylogenetic affinity is strongly debated. Understanding key processes and conditions that cause exceptional egg and embryo...

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Main Authors: D. Hippler, N. Hu, M. Steiner, G. Scholtz, G. Franz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-05-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/9/1765/2012/bg-9-1765-2012.pdf