Lagerstätten: Ediacaran soft-bodied fossils from the Nama Group

The Nama Group of Namibia and South Africa preserves an extraordinary record of marine ecosystems existing in the last c . 15 myr of the Ediacaran, comprising enigmatic and soft-bodied fossils that are part of the first major radiation of macroscopic life. Since their description at the beginning of the 20th century these fossils have played an important role in debates surrounding the affinities of iconic Ediacaran fossil groups, and ash beds preserved throughout the succession have been crucial to understanding rates and patterns of early animal evolution. Fossils preserved in varying contexts have allowed for detailed reconstructions of Ediacaran palaeobiology, and geochemical analyses provide a window into understanding the controls on Ediacaran taphonomic pathways, including crucial, and potentially widespread, roles played by clay minerals in exceptional fossil preservation.

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Journal of the Geological Society
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2025-08-25
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https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2024-288
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Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
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Lagerstätten: Ediacaran soft-bodied fossils from the Nama Group

Brandt M. Gibson, Kelly E. Tingle, Marc Laflamme, Lyle L. Nelson et al.
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Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
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Lagerstätten: Ediacaran soft-bodied fossils from the Nama Group

Brandt M. Gibson, Kelly E. Tingle, Marc Laflamme, Lyle L. Nelson, James D. Schiffbauer, Simon A.F. Darroch, Helke Mocke
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The Nama Group of Namibia and South Africa preserves an extraordinary record of marine ecosystems existing in the last c . 15 myr of the Ediacaran, comprising enigmatic and soft-bodied fossils that are part of the first major radiation of macroscopic life. Since their description at the beginning of the 20th century these fossils have played an important role in debates surrounding the affinities of iconic Ediacaran fossil groups, and ash beds preserved throughout the succession have been crucial to understanding rates and patterns of early animal evolution. Fossils preserved in varying contexts have allowed for detailed reconstructions of Ediacaran palaeobiology, and geochemical analyses provide a window into understanding the controls on Ediacaran taphonomic pathways, including crucial, and potentially widespread, roles played by clay minerals in exceptional fossil preservation.

Journal of the Geological SocietyVol. 183(1)
University of Tennessee at Martin (US), University of Toronto (CA), Vanderbilt University (US), Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt/M (DE), Geological Survey of Namibia (NA), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US), University of Missouri (US)
National Science Foundation, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
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