Search Results - "Ediacaran fossils"

The dawn of the Phanerozoic: A transitional fauna from the late Ediacaran of Southwest China.

Authors: Li, Gaorong Wei, Fan Wen, Wenwen et al.

Source: Science. 4/2/2026, Vol. 392 Issue 6793, p63-68. 6p.

Microbial microsequences modulated by storm dynamics in lower shoreface deposits: A case study from the early Ediacaran, Cerro Largo Formation, Argentina.

Authors: Arrouy, María Julia Noffke, Nora Cuadrado, Diana G. et al.

Source: Sedimentology. Jun2026, Vol. 73 Issue 4, p982-1000. 19p.

Subject Terms: *Microbial mats, *Ediacaran fossils, *Raman spectroscopy, *Sediment microbiology, *Sedimentary rocks, *Grain size, *Storms, *Geological formations

Geographic Terms: Argentina

Ediacaran endlings from the Avalon Assemblage and the severity of the Kotlin Crisis: First documentation of the Inner Meadow Lagerstätte, Newfoundland, Canada.

Authors: McIlroy, D. Denyszyn, S. Olschewski, P. et al.

Source: Geology. Apr2026, Vol. 54 Issue 4, p342-347. 6p.

Subject Terms: *Ediacaran fossils, *Mass extinctions, *Marine biology, *Paleontological excavations, *Precambrian

Geographic Terms: Canada, Newfoundland & Labrador

Problematic Ediacaran sail-shaped fossils from eastern Yunnan, China.

Authors: Liu, Junping Chen, Ailin Li, Binglin et al.

Source: Historical Biology. Jul2025, Vol. 37 Issue 7, p1614-1620. 7p.

Ediacaran-Cambrian paleosols of Nevada and California.

Authors: Retallack, Gregory J.¹ (AUTHOR) gregr@uoregon.edu

Source: PLoS ONE. 6/24/2025, Vol. 20 Issue 6, p1-38. 38p.

Earth's magnetic field and its relationship to the origin of life, evolution and planetary habitability.

Authors: Tarduno, John A Zhou, Tinghong Huang, Wentao et al.

Source: National Science Review. May2025, Vol. 12 Issue 5, p1-22. 22p.

Discovery of White Sea assemblage fossils from Laurentia.

Authors: Evans, Scott D. Sperling, Erik A. Lau, Kimberly V. et al.

Source: Science Advances. 5/22/2026, Vol. 12 Issue 21, p1-11. 11p.

Microbially Mediated Intracellular Barite Mineralization: Evidence From an Early Ediacaran Microfossil in the Doushantuo Formation of South China.

Authors: Cheng, Shiqi Feng, Lianjun Yang, Yingjie et al.

Source: Geophysical Research Letters. Apr2026, Vol. 53 Issue 8, p1-11. 11p.

First SHRIMP Zircon U-Pb Dating Constraints for the Ediacaran Wenghui Biota.

Authors: Zhao, Mingsheng Tang, Feng Mussini, Giovanni et al.

Source: Journal of Earth Science. Feb2025, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p102-112. 11p.

Subject Terms: *Ediacaran fossils, *Life sciences, *Uranium-lead dating, *Earth sciences, *Biotic communities

Geographic Terms: China

Co-occurrence structure of late Ediacaran communities and influence of emerging ecosystem engineers.

Authors: Craffey, M. Wagner, P. J. Watkins, David K. et al.

Source: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 12/4/2025, Vol. 291 Issue 2036, p1-12. 12p.

Subjects: Bioturbation, Ediacaran fossils, Dispersal (Ecology), Biotic communities, Sessile organisms, Habitat selection

A new motile animal with implications for the evolution of axial polarity from the Ediacaran of South Australia.

Authors: Evans, Scott D. Hughes, Ian V. Hughes, Emily B. et al.

Source: Evolution & Development. Nov2024, Vol. 26 Issue 6, p1-11. 11p.

New Aspidella fossils and a frond impression from the early Ediacaran Brachina sequence, central Flinders Ranges, South Australia.

Authors: Plummer, Phillip S.¹ (AUTHOR) phil.plummer@adelaide.edu.au

Source: Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. Nov2024, Vol. 148 Issue 2, p170-179. 10p.

Independent origins of spicules reconcile paleontological and molecular evidence of sponge evolutionary history.

Authors: Rossi, Maria Eleonora Keating, Joseph N. Kenny, Nathan J. et al.

Source: Science Advances. 1/9/2026, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p1-15. 15p.

Structural and Chemical Characterization of the Ediacaran Embryo-Like Fossils via the Combination of 3D-XRM and FIB-SEM Approaches.

Authors: Chen, Qian Sun, Weichen Wu, Suping et al.

Source: Journal of Earth Science. Aug2024, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p1204-1214. 11p.

Subject Terms: *Ediacaran fossils, *Focused ion beams, *Scanning electron microscopy, *X-ray microscopy, *Electron beams

Thermal History of Cambrian Burgess Shale-Type Deposits: New Insights from the Early Cambrian Chengjiang and Qingjiang Fossils of South China.

Authors: Qiao, Yuheng Cui, Linhao Xing, Guangyuan et al.

Source: Journal of Earth Science. Aug2024, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p1215-1223. 9p.

Subject Terms: *Ediacaran fossils, *Surface of the earth, *Biological evolution, *Carbon-based materials, *Fossils, *Biotic communities

Cryogenian and Ediacaran integrative stratigraphy, biotas, and paleogeographical evolution of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and its surrounding areas.

Authors: Sun, Lang Khan, Malik Muhammad Saud Sajid Yang, Chuan et al.

Source: SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences. Apr2024, Vol. 67 Issue 4, p919-949. 31p.

Subjects: Gondwana (Continent), Ediacaran fossils, Paleogeography, Rodinia (Supercontinent), Orogenic belts, Scientific expeditions, Biotic communities

Geographic Terms: Iran, China

Primary and Secondary Geochemical Signals in the Chemical Composition of Exoskeleton of Corumbella werneri (Tamengo Formation, Corumbá Group, Brazil): A Pilot Study.

Authors: Calmon Almeida, Ana Valéria Alves Giorgioni, Martino Walde, Detlef Hans Gert et al.

Source: Minerals (2075-163X). Aug2024, Vol. 14 Issue 8, p784. 18p.

A Reassessment of the Coprostane Biomarker in the Ediacaran With Implications for Dickinsonia.

Authors: Mulligan, Christopher Gold, David A.

Source: Geobiology. Jul/Aug2025, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *Ediacaran fossils, *Biomarkers, *Foraging behavior, *Microbial mats, *Invertebrates

Environmental controls on Early Cambrian macroevolution: Insights from the Tarim Basin, Northwest China.

Authors: Tianyuan Wei Chunfang Cai Yijun Xiong et al.

Source: Geological Society of America Bulletin. Jul2025, Vol. 137 Issue 7/8, p3571-3586. 16p.

Subject Terms: *Ediacaran fossils, *Macroevolution, *Oxygenation (Chemistry), *Carbon isotopes, *International economic integration, *Organic geochemistry, *Geochemical surveys

Geographic Terms: China

An Ediacaran trace-like body fossil of a Palaeopascichnus specimen from Oman under 3D micro-tomography.

Authors: Pinto, André Jorge Álvarez-Lloret, Pedro Callegari, Ivan et al.

Source: Facies. Jul2025, Vol. 71 Issue 3, p1-12. 12p.

Subject Terms: *Ediacaran fossils, *Morphology, *Three-dimensional imaging, *Phylogeny, *Fossils, *Trace fossils, *Taxonomy

Geographic Terms: Oman