TY - JOUR T1 - Functional anatomy inspires recognition of Ediacaran <em>Dickinsonia</em> and similar fossils as Mollusca (Coleoidea) and precursors of Cambrian Nectocaridids and extant cuttlefish and squid JF - bioRxiv DO - 10.1101/057372 SP - 057372 AU - Bernard L. Cohen Y1 - 2016/01/01 UR - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/06/06/057372.abstract N2 - A functional interpretation of the problematic Ediacaran fossils Podolimurus and similar organisms such as Dickinsonia indicates that they are hitherto unrecognized members of Mollusca: Coleoidea and precursors of Cambrian Nectocaridids and of extant cuttlefish and squid. This interpretation enables a new understanding of their taphonomy and reveals how this has deceived previous attempts to understand them. ER -