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| Title |
Discovery of 505-million-year old chitin in the basal demosponge Vauxia gracilenta
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| Published in |
Scientific Reports, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1038/srep03497 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
H. Ehrlich, J. Keith Rigby, J. P. Botting, M. V. Tsurkan, C. Werner, P. Schwille, Z. Petrášek, A. Pisera, P. Simon, V. N. Sivkov, D. V. Vyalikh, S. L. Molodtsov, D. Kurek, M. Kammer, S. Hunoldt, R. Born, D. Stawski, A. Steinhof, V. V. Bazhenov, T. Geisler |
| Abstract |
Sponges are probably the earliest branching animals, and their fossil record dates back to the Precambrian. Identifying their skeletal structure and composition is thus a crucial step in improving our understanding of the early evolution of metazoans. Here, we present the discovery of 505-million-year-old chitin, found in exceptionally well preserved Vauxia gracilenta sponges from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale. Our new findings indicate that, given the right fossilization conditions, chitin is stable for much longer than previously suspected. The preservation of chitin in these fossils opens new avenues for research into other ancient fossil groups. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 18% |
| Australia | 1 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 9% |
| Canada | 1 | 9% |
| Spain | 1 | 9% |
| Italy | 1 | 9% |
| France | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 3 | 27% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 82% |
| Scientists | 2 | 18% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 126 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Brazil | 2 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 116 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 22% |
| Researcher | 28 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 18 | 14% |
| Unknown | 26 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 22% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 23 | 18% |
| Chemistry | 14 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 17 | 13% |
| Unknown | 30 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 19. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 June 2020.
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