Tag: Precambrian House of Cards Series

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
March 29, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, animals, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, circular reasoning, Darwin's House of Cards, Dickinsonia, Ediacaran fossils, Ediacaran organisms, evolutionary biology, Facebook, Gregory Retallack, Ikaria, Mary Droser, muscles, nervous system, paleontology, Precambrian House of Cards Series, Tom Bethell, Tree of Life, Tribrachidium, University of Oregon}

Evans et al. (2021): All Four Examples Debunked

_{Günter Bechly
March 29, 2021

Evolution, Paleontology

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Evans et al. (2021) seem to have been well aware of the circular reasoning in their argument. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
March 28, 2021

Categories
Anatomy
Biology
Ecology
Evolution
Tagged
, body plans, computer model, Ediacaran organisms, fossil record, Mark McMenamin, Nama Group, Precambrian House of Cards Series, South Africa, Tribrachidium, Trilobozoa}

Unknown Biology of Trilobozoa

_{Günter Bechly
March 28, 2021

Anatomy, Biology, Ecology, Evolution

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Not much is known about the anatomy, biology, and ecology of the enigmatic trilobozoans. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
March 26, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, cnidarian, echinoderms, Ediacaran Period, fungus, jellyfish, marine invertebrates, Mark McMenamin, Metazoa, Mikhail Fedonkin, Precambrian House of Cards Series, sponges, Tribrachidium, Trilobozoa, Vendobionta}

Uncertain Affinities of Trilobozoa

_{Günter Bechly
March 26, 2021

Evolution

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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 ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
March 25, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, Australia, cnidarians, Ediacaran organisms, Ediacaran Period, Mark McMenamin, morphology, Precambrian House of Cards Series, publish or perish, South Australia, spicules, symmetry, Trilobozoa}

Examining Potential Other Trilobozoans

_{Günter Bechly
March 25, 2021

Evolution

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Last but not least, there is this gem: In 1986 strange mushroom-shaped deep-sea animals were collected offshore South Australia. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
March 24, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, animals, Cambrian Period, cladistics, Darwinian evolution, Ediacaran biota, fossil record, phylogenetic systematics, Precambrian House of Cards Series, sea floor, Tribrachidium, Trilobozoa}

The Enigmatic Tribrachidium and Trilobozoa

_{Günter Bechly
March 24, 2021

Evolution

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Trilobozoans are unique to the Ediacaran biota; they appeared suddenly 560 million-years-ago in the fossil record without any precursors. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
March 23, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, animals, Dickinsonia, Ediacaran organisms, Ikaria, Kimberella, Metazoa, phyla, Precambrian House of Cards Series}

Ediacarans Are Not Animals

_{Günter Bechly
March 23, 2021

Evolution

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Even Evans et al. (2021) themselves admitt that "phylogenetic affinities for most of the Ediacara Biota remain enigmatic." Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
March 22, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, animals, begging the question, Dickinsonia, DNA, Ediacaran animals, Evolution News, genomes, humans, Ikaria, Kimberella, logical fallacy, Mary Droser, Precambrian House of Cards Series, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Russia, South Australia, Tribrachidium}

A Precambrian House of Cards

_{Günter Bechly
March 22, 2021

Evolution

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Wow, that's cool, they not only found the elusive Ediacaran animals but even could unravel their genomes!? Read More ›