"Small shellies" in context |
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−590 — – −580 — – −570 — – −560 — – −550 — – −540 — – −530 — – −520 — – −510 — | | |
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Axis scale: millions of years ago.
References for dates:
Ediacara biota[1]
Small shelly fauna[2], but may have been longer[3][4]
Tommotian age[5]
Cambrian explosion[6]
Maotianshan shales [7] |
References
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- ^ Porter, S.M. (April 2004). "Closing the Phosphatization Window: Testing for the Influence of Taphonomic Megabias on the Pattern of Small Shelly Fossil Decline" (PDF). PALAIOS. 19 (2): 178–183. doi:10.1669/0883-1351(2004)019<0178:CTPWTF>2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
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- ^ Cowen, R. (2000). History of Life (3rd ed.). Blackwell Science. p. 63. ISBN 0-632-04444-6.
- ^ Hou, X-G; Aldridge, R.J.; Bengstrom, J.; Siveter, D.J. & Feng, X-H (2004). The Cambrian Fossils of Chengjiang, China. Blackwell Science. p. 233.