Luo, Cui
[Other];
Reitner, Joachim
[Degree supervisor];
Reitner, Joachim
[Other];
Thiel, Volker
[Other];
Hoppert, Michael
[Other];
Reich, Mike
[Other];
Duda, Jan-Peter
[Other];
Simon, Klaus
[Other]
“Keratose” sponge fossils and microbialites: a geobiological contribution to the understanding of metazoan origin
Description:
Molecular clock and the fossil record at the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary indicate that animals probably had a long evolutionary history in the Precambrian which is still poorly explored and understood. This PhD study was aimed to contribute to the exploration of the early animal fossils based on the concepts that 1) sponges, especially the non-spicular taxa, are probably the best model for early animals according to the modern biological and phylogenomic studies; 2) special attention should be paid to the fossilized microbial bioconstructions in spite of readily recognizable animal remain...