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SCIENCE
卷 336, 期 6089, 页码 1693-1696出版社
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/science.1216295
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada
- Comision Sectorial de Investigacion Cientifica-UdelaR
- Agouron Institute
- NSERC
Based on molecular clocks and biomarker studies, it is possible that bilaterian life emerged early in the Ediacaran, but at present, no fossils or trace fossils from this time have been reported. Here we report the discovery of the oldest bilaterian burrows in shallow-water glaciomarine sediments from the Tacuari Formation, Uruguay. Uranium-lead dating of zircons in cross-cutting granite dykes constrains the age of these burrows to be at least 585 million years old. Their features indicate infaunal grazing activity by early eumetazoans. Active backfill within the burrow, an ability to wander upward and downward to exploit shallowly situated sedimentary laminae, and sinuous meandering suggest advanced behavioral adaptations. These findings unite the paleontological and molecular data pertaining to the evolution of bilaterians, and link bilaterian origins to the environmental changes that took place during the Neoproterozoic glaciations.
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