Bacteria or melanosomes? A geochemical analysis of micro-bodies on a tadpole from the Oligocene Enspel Formation of Germany

Holly E. Barden, Uwe Bergmann, Nicholas P. Edwards, Victoria M. Egerton, Phillip Manning, Sarah Perry, Arjen van Veelen, Roy Wogelius, Bart Van Dongen

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    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)33-45
    Number of pages12
    JournalPalaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments
    Volume95
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Keywords

    • Enspel
    • Bacterial autolithification
    • Amphibian
    • Melanin
    • Melanosomes
    • Geochemistry
    • ICAL: Interdisciplinary Centre for Ancient Life

      Garwood, R. (PI), Wogelius, R. (PI), Sansom, R. (CoI), Buckley, M. (CoI), Chamberlain, A. (CoI), Manning, P. (CoI), Egerton, V. (CoI), Sellers, W. (CoI), Nudds, J. (CoI), Bulot, L. G. (CoI), Brocklehurst, R. (PGR student), Brassey, C. A. (CoI), Keating, J. (CoI), La Porta, A. (CoI), Brocklehurst, R. (PGR student), Callender-Crowe, L. (PGR student), Wallace, E. (PGR student), Chester, J. (PGR student), Davenport, J. (PGR student), Tuley, K. (PGR student), Lomax, D. (Researcher), Reeves, J. (PGR student), Smart, C. (PGR student), Ferro, C. (PGR student), Karoullas, C. (PGR student), Heath, J. (PGR student), Dickson, A. (PGR student), Austin Sydes, L. (PGR student), McLean, C. (PGR student), Harvey, V. (PGR student) & Jones, K. (PI)

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