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Abstract

The unfamiliar appearance of Cambrian creatures may also generate another uncertainty - what is the most appropriate living organism for comparison, and how do we equate the different features of the fossil with those in living animals to determine the place of the extinct form6?

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Title
Decay distorts ancestry
Author
Briggs, Derek E G
Pages
741-743
Section
NEWS & VIEWS
Publication year
2010
Publication date
Feb 11, 2010
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
00280836
e-ISSN
14764687
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/463741a
ProQuest document ID
204476641
Copyright
Copyright Nature Publishing Group Feb 11, 2010