Tribrachidium Type post Author Günter Bechly Date March 26, 2021 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , cnidarian, echinoderms, Ediacaran Period, fungus, jellyfish, lophophorates, marine invertebrates, Mark McMenamin, medusoid, Metazoa, Mikhail Fedonkin, Precambrian House of Cards Series, sponges, Tribrachidium, Tribrachidium heraldicum, Trilobozoa, Vendobionta Uncertain Affinities of Trilobozoa Günter Bechly March 26, 2021 Evolution 3 That the same fossils can be attributed to at least six different phyla of marine invertebrates as well as terrestrial fungi really should give reason to pause. Read More ›
Kimberella quadrata Type post Author Günter Bechly Date September 18, 2020 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , Bilateria, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Ediacaran organisms, fossil record, gonads, intelligent design, Kimberella, Kimberella series, limpets, Lophotrochozoa, medusoid, Mollusca, monoplacophorans, Odontogriphus, scratch marks, Simon Conway Morris, Solza, tentacles, Wiwaxia Kimberella and Controversial Relationships — A Chronological Synopsis Günter Bechly September 18, 2020 Evolution 12 It is remarkable, indeed, how detailed a medusoid morphology was projected onto Kimberella fossils and later recognized as pure fantasy. Read More ›
Kimberella Type post Author Günter Bechly Date September 11, 2020 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , comb jelly, Ediacaran biota, fossils, gonads, jellyfish, Kimberella, Kimberella series, limpets, mantle, medusoid, molluscan radula, pharynx, proboscis, stylets, teeth, White Sea Kimberella — Four Phases of Interpretation Günter Bechly September 11, 2020 Evolution 6 In the quite checkered history of the detailed reconstruction of Kimberella, we can distinguish four distinct successive phases. Read More ›