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Biogeochemical Evidence for Dinoflagellate Ancestors in the Early Cambrian

Published:1998-08-21 Issue:5380 Volume:281 Page:1168-1170
ISSN:0036-8075
Container-title:Science
language:en
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Author:

Moldowan J. Michael¹,Talyzina Nina M.¹

Affiliation:

1. J. M. Moldowan, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305–2115, USA. N. M. Talyzina, Department of Earth Sciences, Historical Geology and Paleontology, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 22, S-75236, Sweden.

Abstract

Dinoflagellates are single-celled organisms that reflect the ecological conditions in modern oceans and lakes. Ultrastructural data and molecular phylogeny suggest that they originated in the Neoproterozoic, yet dinoflagellate ancestors are classified only to the Middle Triassic (∼240 million years ago). Examination of dinoflagellate-specific biological markers (dinosteranes and 4α-methyl-24-ethylcholestane) in concentrated microfossils with known morphology identified ancient dinoflagellate ancestors from the Early Cambrian (∼520 million years ago).

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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