LectureŃ24 September 2003

 

Somewhat complex organisms with through gut, coelom, three germ layers, but soft bodied

 

Ediacara fauna

Hydro skeletons

Precambrian

Paleozoic Era

 Cambrian Period

 

Burgess Shale Fauna

Hard materials as skeletons

Why hard parts?

Protection

Muscle efficiency

Storage of wastes and useful materials

 

Snowball earth