BIOLOGY:HOW LIFE WORKS (LL)-PACKAGE
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The Cambrian period is considered as the first geological time period of the Paleozoic Era. This period is very crucial in the history of life that exist on the earth. We begin to see various fossilized remains of animals of the Cambrian period. Sometimes this event is referred to as the Cambrian explosion.

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Cambrian explosion is the term that indicates a burst of animal diversity. During the Cambrian period, the body plans characteristic of most bilateral phyla took shape. This period of rapid diversification in the fossil record is known as the Cambrian explosion.

The fossil record reveals that a large accumulation of new characters in a comparatively short span of time during which the important attributes of modern animal phyla emerged. For instance, arthropods possess segmented bodies with jointed legs, a protective cuticle, compound eyes with several lenses, and other appendages for feeding and sensing the surroundings. Cambrian fossils encompass the remains of organisms with some, however, not all, of the major features exist currently in arthropods

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