There are many excellent videos about the Ediacaran Period in Earth's Pageant of Evolution - each speaker touches on aspects the others don’t. It's what makes learning about this so fascinating, the endless surprises and aha moments.
It's a reflection of the new appreciation that the dawn of animal evolution was way more complex and amazing than anyone imagined - that is, before the scientific evidence really started coming in these past decades. No ID needed. Makes me think I’ll be sharing a few more lectures focused on the Ediacaran before moving on to the Cambrian Period.
This time I’m highlighting Professor Mary L. Droser because she does such a nice clear job of describing the variety and complexity that showed up in these oldest of creature communities. Below the fold you'll find screen shots of key slides outlining her talk.
Mary L. Droser - Catching the second Ediacara wave:
ecology and biology of the Ediacara Biota as recorded in South Australia
University of Adelaide | July 12, 2016
Prof. Mary L. Droser
University of California, Riverside, USA
