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The first vertebrates on Earth diversified in nearshore intertidal and subtidal environments over a period of 100 million years. Early adaptations allowed them to spread into other habitats, with more strongly built creatures remaining in shallow waters and gracile body forms colonizing deeper water.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- The shallow-water cradle of vertebrate evolution American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Oct 25, 2018 · first to report
- Tracing the evolutionary origins of fish to shallow ocean waters University of Pennsylvania · Oct 25, 2018