Arthropods are the most diverse animal phylum, and their phylogenetic relationships have
been debated for centuries. With the advent of molecular phylogenetics, arthropods were …

Chemotherapy kills fast-growing cells including gut stem cells. This affects all components of
the physical and functional intestinal barrier, ie, the mucus layer, epithelium, and immune …

How consciousness appeared much earlier in evolutionary history than is commonly
assumed, and why all vertebrates and perhaps even some invertebrates are conscious …

Abstract The “Cambrian Explosion” is known for rapid increases in the morphological
disparity and taxonomic diversity of metazoans. It has been widely proposed that this …

In addition to being among the most iconic and bizarre-looking Cambrian animals,
radiodonts are a group that offers key insight into the acquisition of the arthropod body plan …

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the science of the history of life.
Paleobiologists bring many analytical tools to bear in interpreting the fossil record and the …

Euarthropoda is one of the best-preserved fossil animal groups and has been the most
diverse animal phylum for over 500 million years. Fossil Konservat-Lagerstätten, such as …

The origin of widespread organic-rich shales on the early Cambrian Yangtze Platform of
Nanhua Basin (South China) has been attributed to high primary productivity. To test this …

Phylogenomics underpins a stable and mostly well-resolved hypothesis for the
interrelationships of extant arthropods. Exceptionally preserved fossils are integrated into …

The ever‐increasing number of studies that address the origin and evolution of
Euarthropoda–whose extant representatives include chelicerates, myriapods, crustaceans …