This tallies with what I see further back in the #Precambrian. Very early silicification can preserve amazing details in things that are much smaller, and much older, than the #Edacaran fauna. However, I don't think silica is the whole story. At least as far as my material is concerned.
"...early diagenetic formation of silica cements was a widespread phenomenon in Ediacaran and Cambrian sandy seafloor environments and likely played a pivotal role in the preservation of these exceptional fossil assemblages."
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April 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This tallies with what I see further back in the #Precambrian. Very early silicification can preserve amazing details in things that are much smaller, and much older, than the #Edacaran fauna. However, I don't think silica is the whole story. At least as far as my material is concerned.