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Arising from: J. V. Bailey, S. B. Joye, K. M. Kalanetra, B. E. Flood & F. A. Corsetti Nature 445, 198–201 (2007)10.1038/nature05457; Bailey et al. reply

Bailey et al.1 propose that the Ediacaran microfossils Megasphaera and Parapandorina, previously interpreted as animal resting eggs and blastula embryos2, represent _Thiomargarita_-like sulphide-oxidizing bacteria, claiming that this interpretation better explains their abundance and taphonomy. Here we highlight important observations that significantly weaken the authors' conclusions.

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1. Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 24060, Virginia, USA
   Shuhai Xiao
2. State Key Laboratory of Paleobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
   Chuanming Zhou & Xunlai Yuan

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Xiao, S., Zhou, C. & Yuan, X. Undressing and redressing Ediacaran embryos.Nature 446, E9–E10 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature05753

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• Received: 07 January 2007
• Accepted: 20 February 2007
• Published: 04 April 2007
• Issue date: 05 April 2007
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature05753

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