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The Record of Trace Fossils across the Proterozoic—Cambrian Boundary

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Origin and Early Evolution of the Metazoa

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Numerous studies have shown that there is a dramatic increase in the abundance and diversity of trace fossils at about the base of the Cambrian (Seilacher, 1956; Daily, 1972; Crimes, 1975, 1987; Alpert, 1977; Fedonkin, 1980a,b; Brasier, 1982; Urbanek and Rozanov, 1983; Crimes and Anderson, 1985; Fritz and Crimes, 1985; Nowlan et al., 1985; Paczesna, 1986; Narbonne et al., 1987). Accordingly, the possibility of using trace fossils to define or correlate the base of the Cambrian System has been widely discussed (Daily 1972; Alpert, 1977; Fedonkin, 1980a; Crimes and Anderson, 1985; Crimes, 1987; Narbonne et al., 1987).

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    Philip W. Signor

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Crimes, T.P. (1992). The Record of Trace Fossils across the Proterozoic—Cambrian Boundary. In: Lipps, J.H., Signor, P.W. (eds) Origin and Early Evolution of the Metazoa. Topics in Geobiology, vol 10. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2427-8_6

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