The Emergence of Animals: The Cambrian Breakthrough

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.

• | Author: Dianna McMenamin, Mark A. S. Mcmenamin
• | Publisher: Columbia University Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 05, 1990
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780231066471
• | ISBN-10: 0231066473