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New study on Mesozoic Odonatoptera
The superorder Odonatoptera consists of the extinct orders Geroptera and Protodonata, and the recent order Odonata. Odonatoptera belongs to medium-large insect, is the pioneer conquering the sky, and has been the giant insect with the wing spans over half meter. The dragonfly has strong fly abili...

Fossil pyritization in the Ediacaran Lantian Biota
Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS) elementalmapping for a globose Chuaria (A)–(D), and a subglobose Chuaria (E)–(H); linear elementalmapping for a globose Chuaria (I) and a subglobose Chuaria (J)
　　Pyritization represents a major taphonomic pathway for exceptional preservation of soft tissu...

Meroblastic cleavage identifies some Ediacaran Doushantuo embryo-like fossils as metazoans
Surface renderings and digital sections of three embryo-like fossils (Doushantuo Formation, South China)
　　The origin and early evolution of animals have been a fascinating issue since Charles Darwin. Calculating molecular divergences and decoding fossil records are two significant approaches t...

The major Hirnantian (latest Ordovician) glaciation substantially affected tropical regions

　　Coral faunal turnover across the Ordovician–Silurian transition in South China
　　The end-Ordovician glaciation has widely been regarded as having profound influence on the biogeographic distribution of shelly fauna, as shown by time equivalence of brachiopods of the tropical Edgewood prov...

Animal Fossils from the early Ediacaran Lantian Formation of South China
Lantianella laevis
　　The Ediacaran Period represents a critical transition in Earth system history and animal evolution. To analyse how animal life may have transformatively shaped the evolutionary trajectory of the Ediacaran Earth requires a thorough understanding of the Ediacaran fossil recor...

Cretaceous Amber Fossils Reveal Ancient Insect Camouflage Behaviour

　　Chrysopoid larvae from Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Image by WANG bo) and the reconstruction of naked chrysopoid larva (Image by YANG Dinghua)
　　Insects have evolved diverse types of camouflage that have played an important role in their evolutionary success. Debris-carrying, a behaviour ...

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