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Early fossil record of Euarthropoda and the Cambrian Explosion by Daley, Allison C., Antcliffe, Jonathan B., Drage, Harriet B., Pates, Stephen

“…Euarthropoda is one of the best-preserved fossil animal groups and has been the most diverse animal phylum for over 500 million years. Fossil…”
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Giving the early fossil record of sponges a squeeze by Antcliffe, Jonathan B., Callow, Richard H. T., Brasier, Martin D.

“…ABSTRACT Twenty candidate fossils with claim to be the oldest representative of the Phylum Porifera have been re‐analysed. Three criteria are used to assess…”
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Changing the picture of Earth's earliest fossils (3.5–1.9 Ga) with new approaches and new discoveries by Brasier, Martin D., Antcliffe, Jonathan, Saunders, Martin, Wacey, David

“…New analytical approaches and discoveries are demanding fresh thinking about the early fossil record. The 1.88-Ga Gunflint chert provides an important…”
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Taphonomic bias in exceptionally preserved biotas by Saleh, Farid, Antcliffe, Jonathan B., Lefebvre, Bertrand, Pittet, Bernard, Laibl, Lukáš, Perez Peris, Francesc, Lustri, Lorenzo, Gueriau, Pierre, Daley, Allison C.

“…Exceptionally preserved fossil biotas provide crucial data on early animal evolution. Fossil anatomy allows for reconstruction of the animal stem lineages,…”
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Evolution: The Battle of the First Animals by Daley, Allison C., Antcliffe, Jonathan B.

“…Ctenophores or ‘comb-jellies’ are marine animals whose relationship to other phyla is uncertain, yet important for understanding major steps in animal…”
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Anoxia can increase the rate of decay for cnidarian tissue: Using Actinia equina to understand the early fossil record by Hancy, Anthony D., Antcliffe, Jonathan B.

“…An experimental decay methodology is developed for a cnidarian model organism to serve as a comparison to the many previous such studies on bilaterians. This…”
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Questioning the evidence of organic compounds called sponge biomarkers by Antcliffe, Jonathan B., Stouge, Svend

“…Elevated concentrations of an organic compound, 24‐isopropylcholestane, found in the Precambrian Huqf Supergroup of Oman may provide the oldest known sponge…”
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Highly resolved taphonomic variations within the Early Ordovician Fezouata Biota by Saleh, Farid, Antcliffe, Jonathan B., Birolini, Enzo, Candela, Yves, Corthésy, Nora, Daley, Allison C., Dupichaud, Christophe, Gibert, Corentin, Guenser, Pauline, Laibl, Lukáš, Lefebvre, Bertrand, Michel, Soline, Potin, Gaëtan J.-M.

“…The Fezouata Biota (Morocco) is a Burgess Shale-type (BST) assemblage that provides a wealth of information on Early Ordovician ecosystems. Much work has been…”
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Insights into soft-part preservation from the Early Ordovician Fezouata Biota by Saleh, Farid, Vaucher, Romain, Antcliffe, Jonathan B., Daley, Allison C., El Hariri, Khadija, Kouraiss, Khaoula, Lefebvre, Bertrand, Martin, Emmanuel L.O., Perrillat, Jean-Philippe, Sansjofre, Pierre, Vidal, Muriel, Pittet, Bernard

“…The Fezouata Biota in Morocco is the only Lower Ordovician Lagerstätte yielding a biologically diverse assemblage in a fully marine environment, whilst also…”
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A novel tool to untangle the ecology and fossil preservation knot in exceptionally preserved biotas by Saleh, Farid, Bath-Enright, Orla G., Daley, Allison C., Lefebvre, Bertrand, Pittet, Bernard, Vite, Antoine, Ma, Xiaoya, Mángano, M. Gabriela, Buatois, Luis A., Antcliffe, Jonathan B.

“…•A novel tool is developed to decipher how flow dynamics interact with different modes of life and influence preservation.•The new method is applied for the…”
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New specimens of Bunaia woodwardi Clarke, 1919 (Euchelicerata): a new member of Offacolidae providing insight supporting the Arachnomorpha by Lustri, Lorenzo, Antcliffe, Jonathan B, Gueriau, Pierre, Daley, Allison C

“…The rapid early diversification of arthropods has made understanding internal relationships within the group fiendish. Particularly unresolved is the origin of…”
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Contrasting Early Ordovician assembly patterns highlight the complex initial stages of the Ordovician Radiation by Saleh, Farid, Guenser, Pauline, Gibert, Corentin, Balseiro, Diego, Serra, Fernanda, Waisfeld, Beatriz G., Antcliffe, Jonathan B., Daley, Allison C., Mángano, M. Gabriela, Buatois, Luis A., Ma, Xiaoya, Vizcaïno, Daniel, Lefebvre, Bertrand

“…The Early Ordovician is a key interval for our understanding of the evolution of life on Earth as it lays at the transition between the Cambrian Explosion and…”
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Probability-based preservational variations within the early Cambrian Chengjiang biota (China) by Saleh, Farid, Ma, Xiaoya, Guenser, Pauline, Mángano, M Gabriela, Buatois, Luis A, Antcliffe, Jonathan B

“…The Chengjiang biota (Yunnan Province, China) is a treasure trove of soft-bodied animal fossils from the earliest stages of the Cambrian explosion. The…”
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Evolutionary relationships within the Avalonian Ediacara biota; new insights from laser analysis by Brasier, Martin D, Antcliffe, Jonathan B

“…We report new high-resolution laser scanning of the type material for the earliest, complex Ediacaran genera Charnia, Bradgatia, Charniodiscus and Ivesheadia…”
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Variations in preservation of exceptional fossils within concretions by Saleh, Farid, Clements, Thomas, Perrier, Vincent, Daley, Allison C., Antcliffe, Jonathan B.

“…Concretions are an interesting mode of preservation that can occasionally yield fossils with soft tissues. To properly interpret these fossils, an…”
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The architecture of Ediacaran Fronds by BRASIER, MARTIN D., ANTCLIFFE, JONATHAN B., LIU, ALEXANDER G.

“…:  Ongoing discoveries of new rangeomorph fossils from the Ediacaran of Avalonia allow us to put forward a unified and approachable scheme for the description…”
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The effects of clays on bacterial community composition during arthropod decay by Corthésy, Nora, Saleh, Farid, Thomas, Camille, Antcliffe, Jonathan B., Daley, Allison C.

“…Fossilization, or the transition of an organism from the biosphere to the geosphere, is a complex mechanism involving numerous biological and geological…”
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Effaced preservation in the Ediacara biota and its implications for the early macrofossil record by LIU, ALEXANDER G., MCILROY, DUNCAN, ANTCLIFFE, JONATHAN B., BRASIER, MARTIN D.

“…:  Ediacaran structures known as ‘pizza discs’ or Ivesheadia have long been considered enigmatic. They are amongst the oldest known members of the Ediacara…”
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The oldest compelling evidence for sponges is still early Cambrian in age – reply to Love and Summons (2015) by Antcliffe, Jonathan B., Smith, Andrew

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Critical questions about early character acquisition-Comment on Retallack : "Some Ediacaran fossils lived on land" by Antcliffe, Jonathan B., Hancy, Anthony

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