Decimetre-scale multicellular eukaryotes from the 1.56-billion-year-old Gaoyuzhuang Formation in Nor...
Decimetre-scale multicellular eukaryotes from the 1.56-billion-year-old Gaoyuzhuang Formation in North China
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Zhu, Shixing , Zhu, Maoyan , Knoll, Andrew H. , Yin, Zongjun , Zhao, Fangchen , Sun, Shufen , Qu, Yuangao , Shi, Min and Liu, Huan
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Fossils of macroscopic eukaryotes are rarely older than the Ediacaran Period (635–541 million years (Myr)), and their interpretation remains controversial. Here, we report the discovery of macroscopic fossils from the 1,560-Myr-old Gaoyuzhuang Formation, Yanshan area, North China, that exhibit both large size and regular morphology. Preserved as ca...
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Decimetre-scale multicellular eukaryotes from the 1.56-billion-year-old Gaoyuzhuang Formation in North China
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_c24a1fdb24614cf9a52e5e788087010d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_c24a1fdb24614cf9a52e5e788087010d
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/ncomms11500
