Decoding the Ediacaran Enigma

Both fossils and Egyptian hieroglyphs consist of arcane geometries, glyphs in rock that conceal deeper meanings from the rude inquirer, and are capable of false translation. The recent discovery of the remarkable well-preserved Ediacaran fossils in Newfoundland raises the question of whether the stu...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2004-08, Vol.305 (5687), p.1115-1117
Main Authors: Brasier, Martin, Antcliffe, Jonathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Architecture
Biographies
Biota
Fossils
Identification and classification
Methods
Ontogeny
Paleontology
Perspectives
Precambrian strata
Taxa
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Summary:Both fossils and Egyptian hieroglyphs consist of arcane geometries, glyphs in rock that conceal deeper meanings from the rude inquirer, and are capable of false translation. The recent discovery of the remarkable well-preserved Ediacaran fossils in Newfoundland raises the question of whether the study of life history and growth plan of these fossil animals could provide a Rosetta stone for decoding Ediacaran animal evolution. The Ediacara biota remains one of the greatest enigmata within evolutionary paleobiology.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1102673