Zusammenfassung
The celebrated lower Cambrian Chengjiang biota of Yunnan Province, China, represents one of the most significant ever paleontological discoveries. Deposits of ancient mudstone, about 520 million years old, have yielded a spectacular variety of exquisitely preserved fossils that record the early diversification of animal life.

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Hou Xian-guang is former Director, Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming

David J. Siveter is Professor Emeritus of Paleontology, University of Leicester

Derek J. Siveter is Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford

Richard J. Aldridge was Professor Emeritus and F.W. Bennett Professor of Geology, University of Leicester

Cong Pei-yun is Professor of Paleobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming

Sarah E. Gabbott is Professor of Paleobiology, University of Leicester

Ma Xiao-ya is Professor of Paleobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming, and the Natural History Museum, London

Mark A. Purnell is Professor of Paleobiology, University of Leicester

Mark Williams is Professor of Paleobiology, University of Leicester