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    Flume experiments reveal flows in the Burgess Shale can sample and transport organisms across substantial distances

    The exceptionally preserved fossils entombed in the deposits of sediment-gravity flows in the Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia have been fundamental for understanding the origin of major animal group...

    Orla G. Bath Enright, Nicholas J. Minter in Communications Earth & Environment (2021)

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    Early bursts of diversification defined the faunal colonization of land

    The colonization of land was one of the major events in Earth history, leading to the expansion of life and laying the foundations for the modern biosphere. We examined trace fossils, the record of the activit...

    Nicholas J. Minter, Luis A. Buatois, M. Gabriela Mángano in Nature Ecology & Evolution (2017)

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    Nest-seeking rock ants (Temnothorax albipennis) trade off sediment packing density and structural integrity for ease of cavity excavation

    We investigated excavation and nest site choice across sediment-filled cavities in the ant Temnothorax albipennis. Colonies were presented with sediment-filled cavities, covering a spectrum from ones that should ...

    Nicholas J. Minter, Ana B. Sendova-Franks in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (2013)