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A solution to Darwin's dilemma of 1859: exceptional preservation in Salter's material from the late Ediacaran Longmyndian Supergroup, England

Abstract:: Study of historical and fresh collections from the Longmyndian Supergroup sheds new light on Ediacaran microbial communities and taphonomy. First reported by Salter in 1856, and noted by Darwin in the Origin of Species in 1859, a range of macroscopic bedding plane markings are already well known from the Longmyndian supergroup. Here we report filamentous and sphaeromorph microfossils, variously preserved as carbonaceous films, by aluminosilicate permineralization and as bedding plane impressi...
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Callow, R., & Brasier, M. (2009). A solution to Darwin's dilemma of 1859: exceptional preservation in Salter's material from the late Ediacaran Longmyndian Supergroup, England. JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 166(1), 1–4.

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Callow, R., and M. Brasier. “A Solution to Darwin's Dilemma of 1859: Exceptional Preservation in Salter's Material from the Late Ediacaran Longmyndian Supergroup, England.” JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, vol. 166, no. 1, 2009, pp. 1–4.

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Callow, R, and M Brasier. 2009. “A Solution to Darwin's Dilemma of 1859: Exceptional Preservation in Salter's Material from the Late Ediacaran Longmyndian Supergroup, England.” JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 166 (1): 1–4.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1144/0016-76492008-095

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University of Oxford

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Journal:: JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Volume:: 166
Issue:: 1
Pages:: 1-4
Publication date:: 2009-01-01
DOI:: 10.1144/0016-76492008-095
ISSN:: 0016-7649

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Language:: English
Pubs id:: pubs:82875
UUID:: uuid:3e23c77a-b773-4382-8edb-00d1d3f95260
Local pid:: pubs:82875
Source identifiers:: 82875
Deposit date:: 2012-12-19

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Copyright date:: 2009

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