Early Cambrian record of failed durophagy and shell repair in an epibenthic mollusc

被引：31

作者：

Skovsted, Christian B. ^{[1
]}

Brock, Glenn A.

Lindstrom, Anna

Peel, John S.

Paterson, John R.

Fuller, Margaret K.

机构：

[1] Macquarie Univ, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, Ctr Ecostratig & Paleobiol, N Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia

[2] Uppsala Univ, Dept Earth Sci, S-75236 Uppsala, Sweden

[3] Swedish Museum Nat Hist, Dept Paleobot, S-10405 Stockholm, Sweden

[4] Univ New England, Sch Environm Sci & Nat Resources Management, Div Earth Sci, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia

[5] S Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia

来源：

BIOLOGY LETTERS | 2007年 / 3卷 / 03期

关键词：

predation; durophagy; Early Cambrian; Mollusca; South Australia;

D O I：

10.1098/rsbl.2007.0006

中图分类号：

Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Predation is arguably one of the main driving forces of early metazoan evolution, yet the fossil record of predation during the Ediacaran-Early Cambrian transition is relatively poor. Here, we present direct evidence of failed durophagous (shell-breaking) predation and subsequent shell repair in the Early Cambrian (Botoman) epibenthic mollusc Marocella from the Mernmerna Formation and Oraparinna Shale in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia. This record pushes back the first appearance of durophagy on molluscs by approximately 40 Myr.

引用

页码：314 / 317

页数：4

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