A Cambrian soft-bodied biota after the first Phanerozoic mass extinction

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Authors: Han Zeng, Qi Liu, Fangchen Zhao, Cui Luo, Dezhi Wang, Yuyan Zhu, Yao Liu, Kai Chen, Zhixin Sun, Y. T. Hong, Lanyun Miao, Chunlin Hu
+9 more Haijing Sun, Bing Pan, Jialin Zhao, Zongjun Yin, Guoxiang Li, Xinglian Yang, Aihua Yang, HU Shixue, Maoyan Zhu
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-10030-0
Cited by: 7
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Abstract

, the Huayuan biota illuminates differences in the impacts of this extinction in shallow- versus deep-water settings during the first Phanerozoic mass extinction and offers critical insights into the transformation of global ecosystems in the early Cambrian.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Geological formations and processes

Publication details

Journal / source
Nature
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
651
Issue
8106
Pages
679–687
Publication date
28 January 2026
Language
EN