Emergence of Animals - The Cambrian Breakthrough

Zusammenfassung The authors explore the late Precambrian and earliest Cambrian fossil record to explain the Cambrian phenomenon and discuss the possibility of a major turnover in marine ecology at the beginning of the Cambrian period or whether a new! improved type of animal appeared at this time. They support their often controversial conclusions with photos and illustrations of fossils! some never before published.

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• Autori: Dianna McMenamin, Dianna L. McMenamin, Mark Mcmenamin, Mark A. McMenamin, Mark A. S. Mcmenamin, Mark A. S. Mcmenamin Mcmenamin
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 05.02.1990
• EAN: 9780231066471
• ISBN: 978-0-231-06647-1
• Pagine: 217
• Serie: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology; Critical Moments and Perspecti; The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology; Critical Moments and Perspecti
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Zoologia; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Zoology & animal sciences, Zoology and animal sciences