Metazoan diversification characterized by elevated rates of evolution during the middle Ediacaran to earliest Cambrian.

Guo Z, Roper-Smith TJ, Clark JW, Paps J, Wu R, Pisani D, Donoghue PCJ

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aeh7099
Published: 2026 Oct 30
Container: Science advances
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@article{allodium:10.1126/sciadv.aeh7099,
  title = {Metazoan diversification characterized by elevated rates of evolution during the middle Ediacaran to earliest Cambrian.},
  author = {Guo Z and Roper-Smith TJ and Clark JW and Paps J and Wu R and Pisani D and Donoghue PCJ},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Science advances},
  doi = {10.1126/sciadv.aeh7099},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aeh7099}
}

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AU  - Wu R
AU  - Pisani D
AU  - Donoghue PCJ
PY  - 2026
JO  - Science advances
DO  - 10.1126/sciadv.aeh7099
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Z, G., TJ, R., JW, C., J, P., R, W., D, P., & PCJ, D. (2026). Metazoan diversification characterized by elevated rates of evolution during the middle Ediacaran to earliest Cambrian.. Science advances. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aeh7099

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