supported by National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2006CB806400);National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40872021);Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics and Northwest University Doctoral Dissertation Funds (Grant No. 09YYB01)
Vase-shaped microfossils(VSMs) described herein mainly occur as isolated individuals in thin bedded siltstone and silty carbonate of the Gaojiashan Member of the upper Ediacaran Dengying Formation(ca.551-541 Ma).Altho...