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 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 quadrata Type post Author Günter Bechly Date September 17, 2020 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, cows, Dickinsonia, Germany, Kimberella, Kimberella series, Kimberichnus teruzzii, microbial mats, Middle Triassic, Mikhail Fedonkin, mollusks, mouthparts, Odontogriphus, protozoans, radula, scratch marks, trace fossils, Wiwaxia Kimberella — The Oldest Radula (Not) Günter Bechly September 17, 2020 Evolution 4 There is a strange fact that shows that any interpretation of these trace fossils has to be taken with a grain of salt. 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 ›
