Vertebrate jaw design locked early: Study on initial diversification of jaws sheds light on early vertebrate feeding ecology
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 14:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
With the evolution of jaws some 420 million years ago, jawed animals diversified rapidly into a range of niches that remained stable for the following 80 million years, despite extinctions, habitat loss and competition, say researchers.