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The Qingjiang biota—A Burgess Shale–type fossil Lagerstätte from the early Cambrian of South China

2019; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 363; Issue: 6433 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.aau8800

1095-9203

Dongjing Fu, Guanghui Tong, Tao Dai, Wei Liu, Yuning Yang, Yuan Zhang, Linhao Cui, Luoyang Li, Hao Yun, Yu Wu, Ao Sun, Cong Liu, Wenrui Pei, Robert R. Gaines, Xingliang Zhang,

Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology

A treasure trove of Cambrian secrets Animal life exploded in diversity and form during the Cambrian period about 500 million years ago. Fu et al. describe an early Cambrian fossil site in China that contains a variety of specimens, more than half of which are previously undescribed (see the Perspective by Daley). The site rivals previously described Cambrian sites, such as the Burgess Shale, and should help to elucidate biological innovation and diversification during this period. Science , this issue p. 1338 ; see also p. 1284