The Cambrian period, often celebrated for the “Cambrian explosion”, marked a pivotal phase in the history of life when early arthropods emerged and rapidly diversified. These organisms not only ...
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Scientists Finally Solve Major Evolution Puzzle Regarding World’s Oldest Animals
The missing link in the mystery turned out to be an event called the Cambrian explosion. It was only after it that living ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Over 500 million years ago, a taco-shaped marine organism named ...
An illustration of the taco-shaped Odaraia, which researchers say likely swam upside-down and trapped prey in its spine-covered legs. Danielle Dufault, Royal Ontario Museum Around 540 million years ...
A new study, led by palaeontologists at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is helping resolve the evolution and ecology of Odaraia, a taco-shaped marine animal that lived during the Cambrian period.
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A clock running fast could explain Darwin’s fossil record gaps
Charles Darwin worried that the fossil record looked strangely abrupt, with complex animals appearing in a geological instant ...
Fig.1: Tempo and mode in the body size evolution of Cambrian-Ordovician trilobites. Changes in maximum size (red) and mean size (blue) for each time slice, with lines and shading representing the mean ...
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