The way scientists name and classify organisms is often seen as neutral, but it’s shaped by the cultural and intellectual ...

How and why the Cambrian explosion occurred has been the subject of debate ever since fossils of this remarkable event were ...

Accurate phylogenetic trees are fundamental to evolutionary and comparative biology, but the almost simultaneous emergence of major animal phyla and diverse body plans during the Cambrian Explosion ...

Mollusks are a highly diverse phylum (Mollusca) of invertebrate animals that constitute a major topic in zoology and evolutionary biology, encompassing classes such as Gastropoda, Bivalvia, and ...