Branched Setae or Attached Macroalgae: A Case Study of an Exceptionally Preserved Brachiopod from the Early Cambrian Chengjiang Lagerstätte.

Yue Liang, Timothy P Topper, Baopeng Song, Caibin Zhang, Oluwatoosin B A Agbaje, Lars E Holmer, Zhifei Zhang

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Yue LiangState Key Laboratory of Continental Evolution and Early Life, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Early Life & Environments, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7677-5054

Timothy P TopperState Key Laboratory of Continental Evolution and Early Life, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Early Life & Environments, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.

Baopeng SongState Key Laboratory of Continental Evolution and Early Life, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Early Life & Environments, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.

Caibin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Continental Evolution and Early Life, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Early Life & Environments, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.

Oluwatoosin B A AgbajeGlobe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.

Lars E HolmerState Key Laboratory of Continental Evolution and Early Life, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Early Life & Environments, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3629-0049

Zhifei ZhangState Key Laboratory of Continental Evolution and Early Life, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Early Life & Environments, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0325-5116

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 42302010, W2441016

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Abstract

The remarkable conservation of soft tissues within Cambrian fossils has significantly enhanced our comprehension of the origins and evolutionary trajectories of animals, in addition to the progression of ecological intricacy. Here, we report an exceptionally preserved specimen of the lingulid brachiopod

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brachiopodCambrianmacroalgaesetae

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PMID41007431

DOI10.3390/biology14091287

PMCPMC12467937

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