Uncovering the Ediacaran phosphorus cycle

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06077-6

#ediacara #phosphor #oxygen #oxygenation

Lesezeichen für mich selbst (und alle, die sich für die Kleinkindzeit des Lebens interessieren): https://www.scinexx.de/dossier/generalprobe-des-lebens/

#ediacara #paleontology

Das beste Video, das ihr heute sehen werdet, wenn ihr euch auch nur ein winziges Bisschen für Erdgeschichte interessiert. Und wenn ihr #Ediacara-Fans seid, sowieso. https://youtu.be/ipkBmbi6k5c

#Paleontology #SciComm #earthhistory #geology #deeptime #veeerydeeptime #Fossils

Fascinating.

"[S]cientists have confirmed that they have found the world’s oldest meal – in a fossil of an animal that lived 558 million years ago.
[...]
Kimberella appears to have had a digestive system that was capable of selecting the sterols it needed to absorb into its tissue, while discarding the unusable molecules. “[...] That means that Kimberella already has this pretty sophisticated way of feeding.”"

https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/ediacaran-meal-fossil/

#Palaeontology #Fossils #Ediacara #Kimberella

Why The Weird Ediacara Fauna Didn’t Survive Earth’s First Known Mass Extinction #palaeontology #Ediacara

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2022/11/08/why-the-weird-ediacara-fauna-didnt-survive-earths-first-known-mass-extinction/

Il y a un demi-milliard d'années, une bestiole étrange vivait sur les fonds boueux. Victime d'un brusque effondrement, l'animal nous est parvenu fossilisé en pleine action.
#ediacara🦀

🔸https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49582200