Doushantuo-Pertatataka—Like Acritarchs From the Late Ediacaran Bocaina Formation (Corumbá Group, Brazil)

Acritarchs, a polyphyletic group of acid-resistant organic-walled microfossils, dominate the eukaryotic microfossil record in the Proterozoic (2500–541 Ma) yet exhibit significant reduction in diversity and size at the transition to the Phanerozoic (541–520 Ma). Despite the difficulty of tracing phy...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Earth Science
Main Authors:	L. Morais, T. R. Fairchild, B. T. Freitas, I. D. Rudnitzki, E. P. Silva, D. Lahr, A. C. Moreira, E. A. Abrahão Filho, J. M. Leme, R. I. F. Trindade
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Subjects:	acanthomorph acritarchs phosphatized microfossils Neoproterozoic Paraguay belt Ediacaran
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.787011/full