Ancient steroids establish the Ediacaran fossil Dickinsonia as one of the earliest animals.
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| Title: | Ancient steroids establish the Ediacaran fossil Dickinsonia as one of the earliest animals. |
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| Authors: | Bobrovskiy, Ilya (AUTHOR), Hope, Janet M. (AUTHOR), Ivantsov, Andrey (AUTHOR), Nettersheim, Benjamin J. (AUTHOR), Hallmann, Christian (AUTHOR), Brocks, Jochen J. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Science (pre-March 2025). 9/21/2018, Vol. 361 Issue 6408, p1246-1249. 4p. 1 Diagram, 1 Chart. |
| Subjects: | Ediacaran fossils, Biological tags, Animals & history |
| Abstract: | The article discusses a study in which lipid biomarkers extracted from organically preserved macrofossils are used to establish the Ediacaran fossil Dickinsonia as one of the oldest confirmed macroscopic animals in the rock record, preluding the Cambrian explosion of animal life. |
| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | The article discusses a study in which lipid biomarkers extracted from organically preserved macrofossils are used to establish the Ediacaran fossil Dickinsonia as one of the oldest confirmed macroscopic animals in the rock record, preluding the Cambrian explosion of animal life. |
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| ISSN: | 00368075 |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.aat7228 |
