Stinging News: ‘Dickinsonia’ discovered in the Upper Vindhyan of India Not Worth the Buzz
Stinging News: ‘Dickinsonia’ discovered in the Upper Vindhyan of India Not Worth the Buzz
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DOI：
10.1016/j.gr.2023.01.003
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发表时间：
2023-01
影响因子：
6.1
通讯作者：
J. Meert;M. Pandit;S. Kwafo;A. Singha
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作者：
J. Meert;M. Pandit;S. Kwafo;A. Singha
最近的一份报告称，Dickinsonia tenuis‘隐藏在Maihar砂岩(上Vindhyan)岩石中的Bhimbetka岩石掩蔽处，这对古地理和上Vindhyan的时代具有重要的意义。我们在2022年12月访问了该网站，发现了狄克逊作案的证据。这块“化石”类似于现代蜜蜂(巨型蜜蜂)蜂箱的腐烂部分。在这篇文章中，我们注意到“Dickinsonia”与最近腐烂的蜂巢的蜂蜜和花粉库在结构上的相似之处。仔细查看原始论文中提供的照片，就会发现据称是化石中的蜂窝状结构。我们还注意到，化石并不位于层理表面，也不是岩石的一部分，而是作为一块蜡质材料的窗帘附着在岩石表面之上。这一新发现也否定了那篇论文中剩余的古地理结论。
A recent report ofDickinsonia tenuis‘hiding in plain sight’ at the Bhimbetka rock shelters in rocks of the Maihar sandstone (Upper Vindhyan) has important implications for paleogeography and the age of the Upper Vindhyan. We visited the site in December 2022 and found the evidence forDickisonialacking. The ‘fossil’ resembles decayed parts of modernApis dorsata(giant honeybees) hives. In this contribution, we note the structural similarities between “Dickinsonia” and honey and pollen stores of recently decayed bee nests. A closer view of the photos provided in the original paper reveals honeycombed structures within the purported fossil. We also note that the fossil is not located on a bedding surface and is not a part of the rock, but rather is attached as a ‘tracery of waxy material’ above the surface. The remaining paleogeographic conclusions of that paper are also negated by this new discovery.