Microtubular metazoan fossils with multi- branches are found at least 4 times from the Sinian (Ediacarian) Doushantuo Formation at Weng’an, Guizhou, China. Their living mode should be the benthonic colony with higher...Microtubular metazoan fossils with multi- branches are found at least 4 times from the Sinian (Ediacarian) Doushantuo Formation at Weng’an, Guizhou, China. Their living mode should be the benthonic colony with higher ability of asexual re- production. The inner of the tube with cross-walls and chamber shows that these fossils are basal or stem- group cnidarians, similar to extinct tabulates. The multi-branching microtubular fossils are real meta- zoan found from Weng’an biota, which is very im- portant for studying the origin and evolvement of metazoan.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.440272015)the China Geology Survey(Grant No.1212010511607)0pen Laboratory of Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences(Grant No.KL05-4).
文摘Microtubular metazoan fossils with multi- branches are found at least 4 times from the Sinian (Ediacarian) Doushantuo Formation at Weng’an, Guizhou, China. Their living mode should be the benthonic colony with higher ability of asexual re- production. The inner of the tube with cross-walls and chamber shows that these fossils are basal or stem- group cnidarians, similar to extinct tabulates. The multi-branching microtubular fossils are real meta- zoan found from Weng’an biota, which is very im- portant for studying the origin and evolvement of metazoan.
