Early Cambrian record of failed durophagy and shell repair in an epibenthic mollusc

Christian B. Skovsted; Glenn A. Brock; Anna Lindström; John S. Peel; John R. Paterson; Margaret K. Fuller

doi:10.1098/rsbl.2007.0006

Early Cambrian record of failed durophagy and shell repair in an epibenthic mollusc

Christian B. Skovsted, Glenn A. Brock, Anna Lindström, John S. Peel, John R. Paterson, Margaret K. Fuller

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Abstract

Predation is arguably one of the main driving forces of early metazoan evolution, yet the fossil record of predation during the Ediacaran-Early Cambrian transition is relatively poor. Here, we present direct evidence of failed durophagous (shell-breaking) predation and subsequent shell repair in the Early Cambrian (Botoman) epibenthic mollusc Marocella from the Mernmerna Formation and Oraparinna Shale in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia. This record pushes back the first appearance of durophagy on molluscs by approximately 40 Myr.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	314-317
Number of pages	4
Journal	Biology Letters
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2007.0006
Publication status	Published - 22 Jun 2007

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