Exquisitely preserved three-dimensional soft- bodied fossils and typical Orsten-type preservation have been found from the strata of Middle and Late Cambrian in western Hunan, China. A preliminary description is provi...Exquisitely preserved three-dimensional soft- bodied fossils and typical Orsten-type preservation have been found from the strata of Middle and Late Cambrian in western Hunan, China. A preliminary description is provided for Hesslandona sp. (Phosphatocopida, Crustacea, Arthro-poda) and Skara sp. (Skaracarida, Crustaceam, Arthropoda). The scientific significance of Orsten-type preservation and prospects for future work on these fossils from Hunan are outlined.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.40372001 and 40072007 to DXP)Laboratory of Paleobiology and Stratigraphy,Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.023106 to XPD)+2 种基金funded by the Research Fund for Doctoral Program of High Education(Grant No.2000000127 to XPD)the Funding of Peking University(to XPD),the Royal Society(to XPD and PCJD),the international cooperation program of NSFC(to PCJD and XPD)the Natural Environment Research Council(Grant Nos.NER/M/S/2002/00069 and NE/C511256/1 to PCJD).
文摘Exquisitely preserved three-dimensional soft- bodied fossils and typical Orsten-type preservation have been found from the strata of Middle and Late Cambrian in western Hunan, China. A preliminary description is provided for Hesslandona sp. (Phosphatocopida, Crustacea, Arthro-poda) and Skara sp. (Skaracarida, Crustaceam, Arthropoda). The scientific significance of Orsten-type preservation and prospects for future work on these fossils from Hunan are outlined.
