The Cambrian explosion : the construction of animal biodiversity /

"The Cambrian Period records one of the most extraordinary transitions in the history of life. Although animals may have first appeared nearly 700 million years ago, with the earliest sponges, their initial diversifications appear to have been modest until a richly diverse fossil fauna appeared...

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Main Author:	Erwin, Douglas H., 1958-
Other Authors:	Valentine, James W.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Greenwood Village, Colorado : Roberts and Company, [2013]
Subjects:	Evolutionary paleobiology. Paleontology > Cambrian. Biodiversity > Climatic factors. SCIENCE > Paleontology. Cambrian Geologic Period. Paleontology. From 500 to 570 million years ago