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Cell differentiation and germ–soma separation in Ediacaran animal embryo-like fossils

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  • Lei Chen

    (State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, and Key Laboratory of Economic Stratigraphy and Palaeogeography, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    College of Earth Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Shuhai Xiao

    (Virginia Tech)

  • Ke Pang

    (State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, and Key Laboratory of Economic Stratigraphy and Palaeogeography, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    College of Earth Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Chuanming Zhou

    (State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, and Key Laboratory of Economic Stratigraphy and Palaeogeography, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Xunlai Yuan

    (State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, and Key Laboratory of Economic Stratigraphy and Palaeogeography, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Northwest University)

Abstract

Spheroidal microfossils from the Ediacaran Doushantuo phosphorites show clear signs of cell differentiation, programmed cell death, and separation between soma and germline, and seem to represent a hitherto unknown experiment in multicellular life like nothing on Earth today.

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  • Lei Chen & Shuhai Xiao & Ke Pang & Chuanming Zhou & Xunlai Yuan, 2014. "Cell differentiation and germ–soma separation in Ediacaran animal embryo-like fossils," Nature, Nature, vol. 516(7530), pages 238-241, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:516:y:2014:i:7530:d:10.1038_nature13766
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13766
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