Early embryogenesis of potential bilaterian animals with polar lobe formation from the Ediacaran Weng'an Biota, South China

Precambrian Research

Volumn 225, Issue , 2013, Pages 44-57

  Yin, Zongjun ^a,b   Zhu, Maoyan ^a   Tafforeau, Paul ^b   Chen, Junyuan ^a   Liu, Pengju ^c   Li, Gang ^d  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Bilaterian; Doushantuo; Ediacaran; Embryo; Fossils; Polar lobe; Weng'an biota

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ANIMAL; BIOTA; EDIACARAN; EGG; FOSSIL; MORPHOGENESIS; PALEOBIOLOGY; PRECAMBRIAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPONGE;

CHINA;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BILATERIA; EUMETAZOA; LOTUS; METAZOA;

EID: 84872181035     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.08.011     Document Type: Article

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