1996/12/20 by Kenneth J. McNamara · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
paper · doi:10.1126/science.274.5295.1993f
openalex publication_date 1996/12/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
The Research Article by G. A. Wray et al . ([25 Oct., p. 568][1]) suggesting that the diversification of major animal phyla occurred between 1 and 1.2 billion years ago, finds indirect support from Proterozoic fossil stromatolites. These structures underwent a dramatic decline in diversity over a