The Qingjiang biota—A Burgess Shale–type fossil Lagerstätte from the early Cambrian of South China-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Qingjiang biota—A Burgess Shale–type fossil Lagerstätte from the early Cambrian of South China

Published:2019-03-22 Issue:6433 Volume:363 Page:1338-1342
ISSN:0036-8075
Container-title:Science
language:en
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Author:

Fu Dongjing¹^ORCID,Tong Guanghui¹^ORCID,Dai Tao¹,Liu Wei¹,Yang Yuning²,Zhang Yuan¹,Cui Linhao¹,Li Luoyang¹,Yun Hao¹^ORCID,Wu Yu¹,Sun Ao¹,Liu Cong¹,Pei Wenrui¹,Gaines Robert R.³^ORCID,Zhang Xingliang¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Early Life and Environment, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, PR China.

2. College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, PR China.

3. Department of Geology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.

Abstract

A treasure trove of Cambrian secrets Animal life exploded in diversity and form during the Cambrian period about 500 million years ago. Fu et al. describe an early Cambrian fossil site in China that contains a variety of specimens, more than half of which are previously undescribed (see the Perspective by Daley). The site rivals previously described Cambrian sites, such as the Burgess Shale, and should help to elucidate biological innovation and diversification during this period. Science , this issue p. 1338 ; see also p. 1284

Funder

National Science Foundation

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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