Wenjing Hao1, Jian Han2, Andrzej Baliński3

  • 1Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Early Life and Environments (SKLELE), State Key Laboratory of Continental Evolution and Early Life (SKLCEE), Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an, China.

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在中国发现了来自奥尔多维纪时期的化石黑珊瑚,揭示了过渡物种. 这一发现弥合了化石记录中的差距,并为早期珊瑚进化提供了新的见解.

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