Palaeontology: Clearing the Heads of Cambrian Arthropods

Nicholas J. Strausfeld

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.05.026

Palaeontology: Clearing the Heads of Cambrian Arthropods

Nicholas J. Strausfeld

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Abstract

Understanding the identity of segments and the evolution of their appendages is a prime concern of arthropod evolution studies. This has been challenging for long extinct stem-groups. Now, Cambrian fossils offer insights that will help further evolutionary considerations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R616-R618
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	25
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.05.026
State	Published - Jul 20 2015

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General Neuroscience
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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