Kimberella Type post Author Günter Bechly Date September 19, 2020 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, circulatory system, Cnidaria, Ediacaran fossils, evolution, feeding apparatus, feeding traces, fossils, Kimberella, Kimberella quadrata, Kimberella series, Kimberellomorpha, Kimberichnus, mollusks, movement, oxygenation, Paleobiology Database, Parvancorina, Precambrian, radula, scratch marks, Silurian Period, Solza Kimberella and Controversial Relationships — A Chronological Synopsis, Continued Günter Bechly September 19, 2020 Evolution 13 One researchers has preferred to classify Kimberella among the Ediacaran "fossil problematica.” Read More ›
Kimberella Type post Author Günter Bechly Date September 16, 2020 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , Australia, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Ediacaran biota, Ediacaran organisms, feeding traces, fossils, Kimberella, Kimberella series, Kimberichnus, motility, mucus, scratch marks, sediments, White Sea Kimberella — Locomotory Tracks Günter Bechly September 16, 2020 Evolution 3 But what about tracks of the moving animal? There are indeed some fossils from the White Sea. Read More ›
Kimberella Type post Author Günter Bechly Date September 7, 2020 CategoriesEvolutionPaleontology Tagged , animals, bilaterians, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Chengjiang, Ediacaran Period, feeding traces, fossil record, Kimberella, Kimberella series, limpets, Maotianshan Shales, motility, Precambrian strata, taphonomy, trace fossils Kimberella — Conflicting Evidence from Taphonomy Günter Bechly September 7, 2020 Evolution, Paleontology 3 The fossilization of Kimberella specimens was most likely based on rapid burial with sand during storm events. Read More ›
Kimberella Type post Author Günter Bechly Date September 6, 2020 CategoriesEcologyEvolution Tagged , Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Dickinsonia, ecosystem, Ediacaran biota, feeding traces, fossil record, jellyfish, Kimberella, Kimberella series Conflicting Views about Kimberella’s Ecology Günter Bechly September 6, 2020 Ecology, Evolution 2 Based on the same fossil evidence, there is obviously much room for speculation and quite different opinions. Read More ›
