Exceptional preservation of fossils in an Upper Proterozoic shale

Details Exceptional preservation of fossils in an Upper Proterozoic shale Exceptional preservation of fossils in an Upper Proterozoic shale

Aug 1988

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Nature (ISSN 0028-0836), vol. 334, Aug. 4, 1988, p. 424-427. NSF-NASA-supported research.

Biology

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Fossils, Marine Environments, Paleobiology, Paleontology, Shales, Algae, Bacteria, Sheaths, Taxonomy

Scientific paper

An exceptionally well-preserved and distinctive assemblage of Late Proterozoic fossils from subtidal marine shales is reported. In addition to the spheromorphic acritarchs and cyanobacteria sheaths routinely preserved in Proterozoic rocks, this assemblage includes multicellular algae, a diverse assortment of morphologically complex protistan vesicles, and probable heterotrophic bacteria. Thus, it provides one of the clearest and most taxonomically varied views of Proterozoic life yet reported.

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