Mineralization of soft-part anatomy and invading microbes in the horseshoe crab Mesolimulus from the Upper Jurassic Lagerstatte of Nusplingen, Germany

被引：86

作者：

Briggs, DEG

Moore, RA

Shultz, JW

Schweigert, G

机构：

[1] Yale Univ, Dept Geol & Geophys, New Haven, CT 06520 USA

[2] Univ Bristol, Dept Earth Sci, Bristol BS8 1RJ, Avon, England

[3] Univ Maryland, Dept Entomol, College Pk, MD 20742 USA

[4] Staatliches Museum Naturkunde Stuttgart, D-70191 Stuttgart, Germany

来源：

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | 2005年 / 272卷 / 1563期

关键词：

horseshoe crab; Jurassic; Mesolimulus; Nusplingen; preservation; fossil microbe;

D O I：

10.1098/rspb.2004.3006

中图分类号：

Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

A remarkable specimen of Mesolimulus from the Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) of Nusplingen, Germany, preserves the musculature of the prosoma and associated microbes in three dimensions in calcium phosphate (apatite). The musculature of Mesolimulus conforms closely to that of modern horseshoe crabs. Associated with the muscles are patches of mineralized biofilm with spiral and coccoid forms. This discovery emphasizes the potential of soft-bodied fossils as a source for increasing our knowledge of the diversity of fossil microbes in particular settings.

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页码：627 / 632

页数：6