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Fractal branching organizations of Ediacaran rangeomorph fronds reveal a lost Proterozoic body plan

The branching morphology of Ediacaran rangeomorph fronds has no exact counterpart in other complex macroorganisms. As such, these fossils pose major questions as to growth patterns, functional morphology, modes of feeding, and adaptive optimality. Here, using parametric Lindenmayer systems, a formal...

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Published in:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Main Authors: Hoyal Cuthill, Jennifer F., Conway Morris, Simon
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4246981/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25114255
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1408542111
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