Bryozoan fossils found at last in deposits from the Cambrian period
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
Related to:Zhang, Z.; Zhang, Z.; Ma, J.; Taylor, P.D.; Strotz, L.C.; Jacquet, S.M.; Skovsted, C.B.; Chen, F.; Han, J.; Brock, G.A. (2021). Fossil evidence unveils an early Cambrian origin for Bryozoa. Nature (Lond.) 599(7884): 251-255. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04033-w, more
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| Abstract |
Molecular evidence has long indicated that aquatic animals called bryozoans should be found among the fossils of the Cambrian period, around 541 million years ago. Yet they have been conspicuously absent, until now. |
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