INSUGEO   12554
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE CORRELACION GEOLOGICA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Biodiversity of Ediacaran-Early Cambrian transition in Northwestern Argentina and related areas
Autor/es:
ACEÑOLAZA, F. G.
Revista:
Revue de Paleontologie
Editorial:
Museo de Historia Natural
Referencias:
Lugar: Geneva; Año: 2012 vol. 11 p. 299 - 309
ISSN:
1661-5468
Resumen:
The Ediacaran-early Cambrian is a significant time of geological history in terms of biodiversity dynamics. During this time-span a particular soft-bodied fauna developed and disappeared, being replaced by the emergent skeleton-bearing faunas. This very special feature not only gave rise to an abundant fossil record but also triggered the bioturbation of strata, thus generating the “agronomic revolution” – comparable to the revolution produced by mankind upon discovery of the possibilities offered by agriculture. Several outcrops of rocks from that period in northwestern Argentina provide examples spurring a general overview of the major evolutionary trends in the Ediacaran-lower Cambrian seas of the region. Keywords Ediacaran, Early