Biology
Biology
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ISBN: 9780134813448
Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 18.3, Problem 3CYL
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To describe:

The adaptations associated with an increase in animal diversity.

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The oldest traces of animal fossils were found in Precambrian deposits that were 630 million years old. Adult animals’ body fossil first appeared in rocks laid down between 610 and 541 million years ago. There are certain animals found in fossil layers which have not left any descendants.

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