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Fossils of rangeomorphs, which dominated the oceans more than 500M years ago
- contingencies 7y agoOrganisms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangeomorph https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangeomorph Temporal period: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ediacaran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ediacaran Fossil sites: Hubei and Guizhou (especially https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doushantuo_Formation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doushantuo_Formation @ southwest China), https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321898478_The_Cryogenian_Ghaub_Formation_of_Namibia_-_New_insights_into_Neoproterozoic_glaciations https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321898478_The_Cryog... (Ghaub Formation, north-west Namibia), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ediacara_Hills https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ediacara_Hills (South Australia), https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-22359896 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-22359896 (Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire, UK), http://www.ediacaran.org/mato-grosso-do-sul-brazil.html http://www.ediacaran.org/mato-grosso-do-sul-brazil.html (Mato Grosso do Sul, South Brazil), http://www.ediacaran.org/newfoundland-canada.html http://www.ediacaran.org/newfoundland-canada.html (Newfoundland, Canada), http://www.ediacaran.org/white-sea-russia.html http://www.ediacaran.org/white-sea-russia.html (Northwest Russia). Other: Apparently scientists study these organisms in part using algorithmic botany, eg. the application of fractal L-systems to create generative grammars matching fossil observations. http://algorithmicbotany.org/virtual_laboratory/ http://algorithmicbotany.org/virtual_laboratory/ Cool.
- neonate 7y agohttps://archive.md/7Cnvz https://archive.md/7Cnvz
- Tagbert 7y agoThis is a podcast interview (2015) with Dr Emily Mitchell who did the research referenced in that article. http://www.palaeocast.com/episode-50-rangeomorph-reproduction/ http://www.palaeocast.com/episode-50-rangeomorph-reproductio...