Was There a Cambrian Explosion on Land? The Case of Arthropod Terrestrialization

Arthropods, the most diverse form of macroscopic life in the history of the Earth, originated in the sea. Since the early Cambrian, at least ~518 million years ago, these animals have dominated the oceans of the world. By the Silurian–Devonian, the fossil record attests to arthropods becoming the fi...

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Main Authors: Erik Tihelka, Richard J. Howard, Chenyang Cai, Jesus Lozano-Fernandez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/10/1516