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The Cambrian fossils of Chengjiang, China : the flowering of early animal life /

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The celebrated lower Cambrian Chengjiang biota of Yunnan Province, China, represents one of the most significant ever paleontological discoveries. Deposits of ancient mudstone, about 520 million years old, have yielded a spectacular variety of exquisitely preserved fossils that record the early dive...

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Other Authors: Hou, Xianguang
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Animals, Fossil > China > Chengjiang (Yunnan Sheng)
Paleobiology > China > Chengjiang (Yunnan Sheng)
Paleontology > Cambrian.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Geological and Evolutionary Setting of the Biota. Geological Time and the Evolution of Early Life on Earth
  • The Evolutionary Significance of the Chengjiang Biota
  • The Discovery and Study of the Chengjiang Lagerstätte
  • The Distribution and Geological Setting of the Chengjiang Lagerstätte
  • The Taphonomy and Preservation of the Chengjiang Fossils
  • The Paleoecology of the Chengjiang Biota
  • Cambrian Lagerstätten
  • Chengjiang Fossils. Algae
  • Ctenophora
  • Porifera
  • Cnidaria
  • Entoprocta
  • Phoronida
  • Brachiopoda
  • Annelida
  • Trochozoa of Uncertain Affinity
  • Priapulida and Relatives
  • Lobopodians
  • Anomalocaridids
  • Euarthropoda
  • Chaetognatha
  • Hemichordata
  • Ambulacraria of Uncertain Affinity
  • Chordata
  • Bilateria of Uncertain Affinity
  • Vetulicolians
  • Animals of Uncertain Affinity
  • Species Recorded from the Chengjiang Biota
  • Phylogenetic Arrangement of Chapters.