Punctured Shells Illuminate Unique Predator-Prey Interactions in Cambrian Oceans

Jan 6, 2025 - 11:30
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Punctured Shells Illuminate Unique Predator-Prey Interactions in Cambrian Oceans
The 517-million-year-old shells of Lapworthella fasciculata. Image credit: Bicknell et al., doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.12.007.

The rapid increase in diversity and abundance of biomineralizing organisms during the Early Cambrian epoch (around 535 million years ago) is often attributed to predation and an evolutionary arms race.

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