Ecology of the enigmatic Ediacaran pentaradial eukaryote Arkarua adami

[Oxytropidoceras]

 

555 myo fossils reveal early Arkarua feeding habits

An international team of researchers has shed 

light on the feeding mode of Pentaradial Arkarua, 

strange, alien-like creature. By Annemarie Gaskin, 

University of Adelaide. University of Adelaide 

Newsroom, cosmos, April 6, 2021

 

The open access paper is:

 

Cracknell, K., García-Bellido, D.C., Gehling, J.G. 

et al. Pentaradial eukaryote suggests expansion

of suspension feeding in White Sea-aged Ediacaran

communities. Scientific Reports 11, 4121 (2021).

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83452-1

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.