Early Neoproterozoic Origin of the Metazoan Clade Recorded in Carbonate Rock Texture: REPLY

Authors

Fritz Neuweiler
Elizabeth C. Turner
David J. Burdige, Old Dominion UniversityFollow

Document Type

Response or Comment

Publication Date

2009

DOI

10.1130/g30484y.1

Publication Title

Geology

Volume

37

Issue

9

Pages

E196-E196

Abstract

We (Neuweiler et al., 2009) used scanning electron microscopic, fluorescence spectroscopic, fluorescence microscopic, and thin-section analytical work from modern, Cretaceous, Silurian, and early Neoproterozoic reefal material to make a geological case for an early Neoproterozoic origin of animals. In a modern analogue for ancient petrographic textures, degradative calcification of the extracellular collagenous matrix (ECM) of a modern siliceous sponge can be directly observed (Neuweiler et al., 2007).

Original Publication Citation

Neuweiler, F., Turner, E. C., & Burdige, D. J. (2009). Early Neoproterozoic origin of the metazoan clade recorded in carbonate rock texture: Reply. Geology, 37(9), E196-E196. doi:10.1130/g30484y

Repository Citation

Neuweiler, Fritz; Turner, Elizabeth C.; and Burdige, David J., "Early Neoproterozoic Origin of the Metazoan Clade Recorded in Carbonate Rock Texture: REPLY" (2009). OES Faculty Publications. 277.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/oeas_fac_pubs/277

ORCID

0000-0002-8859-7096 (Burdige)