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Stereom morphogenesis and differentiation during regeneration of adambulacral spines of Asterias rubens (Echinodermata, Asteroida)
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Burgess Shale-Type Microfossils from the Middle Cambrian Kaili Formation, Guizhou Province, China
Diverse carbonaceous microfossils, including exceptionally preserved remains of nonâbiomineralizing metazoans, are reported from a basal middle Cambrian interval of the Kaili Formation (Guizhou Province, China). The application of a gentle acid maceration technique complements previous palynological studies by revealing a larger sizeâclass of acritarchs, a richer assemblage of filamentous microfossils, and a variety of previously unrecovered forms. Metazoan fossils include Wiwaxia sclerites and elements derived from biomineralizing taxa, including chancelloriids, brachiopods and hyolithids, in common with previously studied assemblages from the early and middle Cambrian of Canada. In addition, the Kaili Formation has yielded pterobranch remains and an assemblage of cuticle fragments representing âsoftâbodiedâ worms, including a priapulidâlike scalidophoran. Our results demonstrate the wide distribution and palaeobiological importance of microscopic âBurgess Shaleâtypeâ fossils, and provide insights into the limitations and potential of this largely untapped preservational mode