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Traces of Oxygen Bubbles in the Cambrian Cyanobacterial Mat of Siberia and Their Similarity to Some Ediacaran Fossils

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Traces of burst oxygen bubbles in a cyanobacterial mat on the surface of carbonate layers of the Middle Cambrian (Amgian, Stage 5 of Series 3) on the left bank of the Lena River (Yakutia) are described and their origin is discussed. They appear to be similar to some Vendian (Ediacaran) fossils usually described as remains of metazoans (e.g., edrioasteroids).

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors thank R.P. Nagovitsin and other leaders and participants of the school expedition to study the nature of Yakutia for their assistance in fieldwork collecting paleontological remains. The authors are grateful to G.A. Anekeeva for valuable comments and assistance in preparing the drawing. Special thanks to the reviewer O.S. Samylina (Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences) for valuable comments, useful observations and photographs of modern cyanobacterial mats.

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  1. Borissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117647, Moscow, Russia

    S. V. Rozhnov

  2. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, 677000, Yakutsk, Russia

    N. G. Solomonov

  3. The Lena Pillars National Park, 678000, Yakutsk, Russia

    L. V. Shelokhovskaya

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Rozhnov, S.V., Solomonov, N.G. & Shelokhovskaya, L.V. Traces of Oxygen Bubbles in the Cambrian Cyanobacterial Mat of Siberia and Their Similarity to Some Ediacaran Fossils. Paleontol. J. 57 (Suppl 3), S237–S245 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030124600148

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