Evolution: Dampening the Cambrian Explosion

Michael S.Y. Lee; James B. Dorey

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.10.012

Evolution: Dampening the Cambrian Explosion

Michael S.Y. Lee, James B. Dorey

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Abstract

The Cambrian explosion is widely seen as evolution's ‘big bang’ generating a vast diversity of animals in a geological blink of an eye. Two new studies, however, caution against overestimating its magnitude. The Cambrian explosion is widely seen as evolution's ‘big bang’ generating a vast diversity of animals in a geological blink of an eye. Two new studies, however, caution against overestimating its magnitude.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R1353-R1355
Number of pages	3
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	28
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.10.012
Publication status	Published - 3 Dec 2018

Keywords

Cambrian explosion
Evolution
post-Cambrian expansion

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