Exceptionally preserved early Cambrian bilaterian developmental stages from Mongolia

Michael Steiner; Ben Yang; Simon Hohl; Da Li; Philip Donoghue

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21264-7

Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Exceptionally preserved early Cambrian bilaterian developmental stages from Mongolia

Michael Steiner,
Ben Yang,
Simon Hohl,
Da Li,
Philip Donoghue

Affiliations

Michael Steiner: College of Earth Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology
Ben Yang: MNR Key Laboratory of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
Simon Hohl: State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology, School of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Tongji University
Da Li: School of Marine Science and Engineering, Nanjing Normal University
Philip Donoghue: School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21264-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The Cambrian is known as a period of rapid animal diversification, but the development of these animals is not well characterized. Here, Steiner et al. describe a new assemblage of Cambrian eggs, embryos and early postembryonic stages from Mongolia that provides insight into ancient bilaterian development and evolution.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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