The Cambrian explosion: How do we use the evidence?

BioScience

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 855-864

  Levinton, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambrian explosion; Fossil record; Macroevolution; Molecular evolution

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BILATERIA;

EID: 53149133175     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/B580912     Document Type: Review

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