The Cambrian Conundrum: Early Divergence and Later Ecological Success in the Early History of Animals

H. Erwin, Douglas; Laflamme, Marc; M. Tweedt, Sarah; A. Sperling, Erik; Pisani, Davide; J. Peterson, Kevin

doi:10.1126/science.1206375

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The Cambrian Conundrum: Early Divergence and Later Ecological Success in the Early History of Animals

Published in Science • Nov 24, 2011

Authors:

Douglas H. Erwin

Marc Laflamme

Sarah M. Tweedt

Abstract

Diverse bilaterian clades emerged apparently within a few million years during the early Cambrian, and various environmental, developmental, and ecological causes have been proposed to explain this abrupt appearance. A compilation of the patterns of fossil and molecular diversification, comparative ...

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Diversification (marketing strategy)

Ecology

Clade

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