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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-05-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/9/1765/2012/bg-9-1765-2012.pdf |