Priapulid worms from the Cambrian of China shed light on reproduction in early animals

In the recent years, exceptional fossil sites have revealed astonishing details on the anatomy, lifestyles and behaviour of Cambrian animals but surprisingly, very little is known about one of their most vital features, reproduction. We describe here in situ eggs (clusters of 3 to 30 oocytes) in the...

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Main Authors: Xiao-yu Yang, Jean Vannier, Jie Yang, Deng Wang, Xi-guang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987121000980