Sustained shift in the morphology of organic-walled microfossils over the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition

The early (approx. 1650–540 Ma) history of eukaryotes was punctuated by several major—but enigmatic—environmental perturbations that potentially influenced the evolution of the Proterozoic biosphere, and the changing structure of Earth systems leading up to the Cambrian Explosion of animals. Reconst...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Royal Society Open Science
Main Authors:	Kelly E. Tingle, Ross P. Anderson, Neil P. Kelley, Simon A. F. Darroch
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Royal Society 2025-06-01
Subjects:	palaeobiology micropalaeontology disparity morphometrics Precambrian Cambrian
Online Access:	https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.241966

Similar Items

Multiscale Structural Analysis of Ediacaran–Cambrian Rocks on the Northeastern Edge of the Saghro Inlier (Eastern Anti-Atlas): Relevance of Post-Cambrian Deformation
by: Zakarya Yajioui, et al.
Published: (2023-08-01)

Cambrian infill sequence and sedimentary evolution in southwestern Tarim Basin
by: LUO Shaohui,WANG Rongying,YUE Yong,LI Bin,WEI Huadong,JIN Xianmei,JIANG Zhongzheng,CAO Yang
Published: (2024-04-01)

Geological characteristics and distribution of global primary hydrocarbon accumulations of Precambrian-Lower Cambrian
by: Gang LI, et al.
Published: (2021-11-01)

Ichnologic and sedimentologic datasets from the Ediacaran–Cambrian Chapel island formation, Newfoundland, CanadaMendeley Data
by: Romain Gougeon, et al.
Published: (2025-02-01)

The Ediacaran-Cambrian Radiation of Animals within the Villuercas-Ibores-Jara UNESCO Global Geopark, Spain
by: Iván Cortijo, et al.
Published: (2021-06-01)

Intraspecific variation of early Cambrian (stage 3) arthropod Retifacies abnormalis revealed by morphometric analyses
by: Weiliang Lin, et al.
Published: (2024-02-01)

Geochemical records and environmental analysis of the Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary in Eastern Yunnan, South China
by: Xuan Yang, et al.
Published: (2023-05-01)

AGE CONSTRAINTS AND SOURCE AREAS FOR THE PRECAMBRIAN TO CAMBRIAN STRATA OF THE SOUTHERN YENISEI RIDGE (REDKOLESNAYA AND OSTROVNOY FORMATIONS)
by: V. V. Marusin, et al.
Published: (2023-06-01)

Shell biomechanics suggests an aquatic palaeoecology at the dawn of turtle evolution
by: Gabriel S. Ferreira, et al.
Published: (2024-09-01)

Identification and tracing of near-source petroleum transport system based on reservoir bitumen index (RBI) method: A case study of the lower cambrian in the Tazhong-Bachu area, Tarim Basin, China
by: Lihao Bian, et al.
Published: (2025-03-01)

palaeoverse: A community‐driven R package to support palaeobiological analysis
by: Lewis A. Jones, et al.
Published: (2023-09-01)

Himatiichnus mangano igen. et isp. nov., a scalidophoran trace fossil from the late Ediacaran of Namibia
by: Katherine A. Turk, et al.
Published: (2024-10-01)

Enduring evolutionary embellishment of cloudinids in the Cambrian
by: Tae-Yoon S. Park, et al.
Published: (2021-12-01)

Reconstruction of the paleo-marine environment during the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition: new insights from geochemical proxies, northern Tarim Platform, Northwest China
by: Qi Fan, et al.
Published: (2024-05-01)

Traces de volcanisme explosif dans le Campanien pyrénéen aux alentours du stratotype de limite Campanien-Maastrichtien à Tercis (SO France, N Espagne). Repérage biostratigraphique avec une étude particulière du foraminifère Radotruncana calcarata [Traces of explosive volcanism in the Pyrenean Campanian around the Campanian-Maastrichtian boundary type section at Tercis (SW France, N Spain). Biostratigraphy with emphasis on the foraminifer Radotruncana calcarata]
by: Odin Gilles Serge
Published: (2010-05-01)

A First Record of Lower Jurassic (Toarcian) Coleoid Jaws in Siberia
by: Mikhail Rogov, et al.
Published: (2023-06-01)

Morphometric characterization of Holocene mandibles expands the ecological baseline for understanding gibbon extinction dynamics
by: Samuel T. Turvey, et al.
Published: (2025-06-01)

Reconstructing the feeding ecology of Cambrian sponge reefs: the case for active suspension feeding in Archaeocyatha
by: Brandt M. Gibson, et al.
Published: (2023-11-01)

Bradoriids (Arthropoda) and the Cambrian Diversification
by: Mark A. S. McMenamin
Published: (2020-03-01)

The Cambrian Hopf Algebra
by: G. Chatel, et al.
Published: (2015-01-01)

Late Ediacaran to Early Cambrian stratigraphic correlation and its geological implications in the northwestern Sichuan Basin: insights from phosphorus, isotopes, and small shelly fossils
by: Wenzheng Li, et al.
Published: (2024-09-01)

Observations on Palaeogeographical Evolution of Akrotiri Salt Lake, Lemesos, Cyprus
by: Miltiadis Polidorou, et al.
Published: (2021-07-01)

Nouvelles études micropaléontologiques sur le stratotype de la limite Campanien-Maastrichtien à Tercis (SO France) : les gilianelles (microproblematica) extraites par acétolyse [New micropalaeontological studies on the stratotype of the Campanian-Maastrichtian boundary at Tercis (SW France): the gilianelles (microproblematica) extracted through acetolysis]
by: Odin Gilles Serge, et al.
Published: (2006-12-01)

Review of the Ediacaran-Lower Ordovician (pre-Sardic) stratigraphic framework of the Eastern Pyrenees, southwestern Europe
by: M. Padel, et al.
Published: (2018-12-01)

Review of the Ediacaran-Lower Ordovician (pre-Sardic) stratigraphic framework of the Eastern Pyrenees, southwestern Europe
by: M. PADEL, et al.
Published: (2018-12-01)

Recognition of Rare Microfossils Using Transfer Learning and Deep Residual Networks
by: Bin Wang, et al.
Published: (2022-12-01)

Two new metazoans from the Cambrian Guanshan biota of China
by: Jun Zhao, et al.
Published: (2023-03-01)

Disparity, decimation and the Cambrian "explosion": comparison of early Cambrian and Present faunal communities with emphasis on velvet worms (Onychophora)
by: Julián Monge-Nájera, et al.
Published: (2002-06-01)

Disparity, decimation and the Cambrian "explosion": comparison of early Cambrian and Present faunal communities with emphasis on velvet worms (Onychophora)
by: Julián Monge-Nájera, et al.
Published: (2000-06-01)

The Advances and Challenges of the Ediacaran Fractured Reservoir Development in the Central Sichuan Basin, China
by: Xiao He, et al.
Published: (2022-11-01)

Branched Setae or Attached Macroalgae: A Case Study of an Exceptionally Preserved Brachiopod from the Early Cambrian Chengjiang Lagerstätte
by: Yue Liang, et al.
Published: (2025-09-01)

The Strike-Slip Fault Effects on the Ediacaran Carbonate Tight Reservoirs in the Central Sichuan Basin, China
by: Bing He, et al.
Published: (2023-05-01)

The Cambrian Explosion: macroevolution and biomineralization
by: Mark A. S. McMenamin
Published: (2023-03-01)

Hydrothermal activity and its influence on hydrocarbon accumulation in deep dolomite reservoirs of the Ediacaran Dengying Formation, Sichuan Basin
by: Zhanlei Wang, et al.
Published: (2025-06-01)

Diagenetic history of Early Cambrian sandstones, at Gazouieyeh outcrop, Central Iran
Published: (2015-02-01)

Editorial: Insights on the rise of animal life from Cambrian and Ordovician Lagerstätten
by: Farid Saleh, et al.
Published: (2023-12-01)

Diagenetic history of Early Cambrian sandstones, at Gazouieyeh outcrop, Central Iran
by: Mohammadreza Ghotbi, et al.
Published: (2015-01-01)

Progressive Palaeontology 2024 conference report
by: Hady George, et al.
Published: (2024-12-01)

Life history and ossification patterns in Miguashaia bureaui reveal the early evolution of osteogenesis in coelacanths
by: Jorge Mondéjar Fernández, et al.
Published: (2022-04-01)

The elusive echo: The mystery of Africa’s sparse bat fossil record
by: Mariette Pretorius
Published: (2024-03-01)