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Biomat-related lifestyles in the Precambrian

Seilacher, Adolf·1999·PALAIOS

Abstract

Abstract The strange biota of Neoproterozoic sea bottoms become more understandable if we assume that otherwise soft sediments were sealed by firm and erosion-resistant biomats. This allowed "mat encrusters" (vendobionts; trilobozoan and other sponges) to get attached to sandy bottoms, and molluscan "mat scratchers" to scrape off an algal film, as if they were living on rocks. Minute conical "mat stickers" (Cloudina) probably required a sticky substrate to become stabilized in upright position. Horizontal burrows are interpreted as the works of worm-like "undermat miners." Only the latter lifestyle appears to go back to the Mesoproterozoic; the others emerged in Vendian times and virtually disappeared when matgrounds became restricted to hostile environments in the wake of the Cambrian ecological revolution.

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Authors
Seilacher, A.
Affiliations
University of Tübingen (DE)
Corresponding author
Seilacher, Adolf
Venue
PALAIOS
Published
1999-02-01
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
86-93
ISSN
  • 0883-1351 (ISSN-L)
  • 1938-5323
OpenAlex
W2098543064
Cited by
560
References
5
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Palaios (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Keywords
biomat, Neoproterozoic, Ediacaran, sponges, Cloudina

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