Early Cambrian priapulid worms buried with their lined burrows

Five specimens of the priapulid Maotianshania cylindrica preserved inside their lined burrows were described from the Lower Cambrian Chengjiang deposits near Kunming, southern China. The exceptional preservation suggests that this worm made a dwelling tube by lining within the uppermost sediment lay...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Geological magazine 2006-09, Vol.143 (5), p.743-748
Hauptverfasser:	ZHANG, XI-GUANG, HOU, XIAN-GUANG, BERGSTRÖM, JAN
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asia behavior behaviour burial burrows Cambrian Chengjiang fauna China early Cambrian Far East faunal studies Geological time habitat ichnofossils Invertebrata invertebrate Kunming China Larvae lined burrow Lower Cambrian Maotianshania Maotianshania cylindrica morphology paleoecology paleoenvironment Paleontology Paleozoic Paraselkirkia Priapulida priapulids Rapid Communication Sediment transport Selkirkia storms taphonomy Turbidity Vermes Worms Yunnan China
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Schreiben Sie den ersten Kommentar!