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Paleozoic
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Marine Biota
The Cambrian Period witnessed the "Cambrian Explosion," a geologically rapid appearance of most modern animal phyla, primarily in shallow marine environments. Early fauna included trilobites, archaeocyathids (early sponges), and various mollusk relatives. Ordovician seas were dominated by nautiloids, large cephalopods that preyed upon early vertebrates—armored, [jawless fish](/entries… -
Phanerozoic Eon
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The Paleozoic Era
The early Paleozoic Era saw the diversification of marine invertebrates, including trilobites and early mollusks. The Silurian Period and Devonian Period witnessed the terrestrialization of life, with the evolution of vascular plants and the first tetrapods. The late Paleozoic Era culminated…