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 ›
Ventral death-mask of Kimberella quadrata Type post Author Günter Bechly Date September 15, 2020 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , Ediacaran fossils, Ediacaran organisms, feeding apparatus, fossils, grazing, Kimberella, Kimberella series, Kimberichnus, microbial mats, Mikhail Fedonkin, molluscan radula, morphology, proboscis, scratch marks, trace fossils, White Sea Kimberella — Traces and a Trace-maker Günter Bechly September 15, 2020 Evolution 8 The body fossils are generally positioned at the focal points of the fan-shaped scratch marks. Read More ›
Kimberella quadrata with associated scratch marks Type post Author Günter Bechly Date September 14, 2020 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , Adolf Seilacher, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Ediacaran biota, Ediacaran organisms, feeding apparatus, grazing, Kimberella, Kimberella series, Kimberichnus, Kimberichnus teruzzii, locomotion, microbial mats, Russia, South Australia, teeth, trace fossils, Tübingen University, White Sea Kimberella — Controversial Scratch Marks Günter Bechly September 14, 2020 Evolution 5 A former teacher of mine was the late Adolf Seilacher, who was a leading authority on trace fossils and who for obvious reasons preferred to be called "Dolf." Read More ›
