Biology 2e
Biology 2e
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ISBN: 9781947172517
Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher: OpenStax
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How is it that most if not all, of the extant animal phyla today evolved during the Cambrian period if so many massive extinction events have taken place since then?

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