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Cambrian explosion: a standalone construct

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Paleontology

rapid appearance in the fossil record of most animal phyla and body plans during the early Cambrian.

In paleontology, Cambrian explosion refers to rapid appearance in the fossil record of most animal phyla and body plans during the early Cambrian. This meaning comes from Marshall (2006) in Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences.[1]

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Marshall, C. R. (2006). Explaining the Cambrian “explosion” of Animals. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 34(1), 355-384. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.earth.33.031504.103001

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