Testing the protozoan hypothesis for Ediacaran fossils: a developmental analysis of Palaeopascichnus

:  The hypothesis that the Ediacara biota were giant protozoans is tested by considering the external morphology, internal organization, suggested fossil representatives and molecular phylogeny of the xenophyophores. From this analysis, we find no case to support a direct relationship. Rather, the x...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Palaeontology 2011-09, Vol.54 (5), p.1157-1175
Hauptverfasser:	ANTCLIFFE, JONATHAN B., GOODAY, ANDREW J., BRASIER, MARTIN D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	development Ediacara Ediacara biota evolution Foraminifera Fossils Hypothesis testing Palaeopascichnus Protozoa xenophyophores
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