Quantitative study of developmental biology confirms Dickinsonia as a metazoan

The late Ediacaran soft-bodied macroorganism Dickinsonia (age range approx. 560–550 Ma) has often been interpreted as an early animal, and is increasingly invoked in debate on the evolutionary assembly of eumetazoan body plans. However, conclusive positive evidence in support of such a phylogenetic...

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Main Authors: Hoekzema, RS, Brasier, MD, Dunn, FS, Liu, AG
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society 2017