BIOGEOCHEMISTRY Early animals out in the cold

被引:21
作者
Brocks, Jochen J. [1 ,2 ]
Butterfield, Nicholas J. [3 ]
机构
[1] Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Earth Sci, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
[2] Australian Natl Univ, Ctr Macroevolut & Macroecol, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
[3] Univ Cambridge, Dept Earth Sci, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, England
关键词
PHYLOGENY; EVOLUTION; SPONGES; AGE;
D O I
10.1038/457672a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The enduring controversy about the appearance of animals in the evolutionary record takes a fresh twist with an analysis of molecular fossils that places the rise of the sponge lineage before 635 million years ago.
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页码:672 / 673
页数:2
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