2003-1

THEME ISSUE

The Burgess Shale, retrospect and prospect

Harry B. Whittington
vol. 7, no. 1, p. 3-7, (31 March 2003)

The origin of the Metazoa in the light of the Proterozoic fossil record

Mikhail A. Fedonkin
vol. 7, no. 1, p. 9-41, (31 March 2003)

Ediacaran biota: The dawn of animal life in the shadow of giant protists

Adolf Seilacher, Dmitri Grazhdankin, Anton Legouta
vol. 7, no. 1, p. 43-54, (31 March 2003)

The Chengjiang fauna--the oldest preserved animal community

Xianguang Hou, Jan Bergström
vol. 7, no. 1, p. 55-70, (31 March 2003)

The 'Orsten' window--a three-dimensionally preserved Upper Cambrian meiofauna and its contribution to our understanding of the evolution of Arthropoda

Dieter Waloszek
vol. 7, no. 1, p. 71-88, (31 March 2003)

Evolution of the vertebrate jaw: homology and developmental constraints

Shigeru Kuratani
vol. 7, no. 1, p. 89-102, (31 March 2003)