Evolution and development at the origin of a phylum
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- 1. University of West Georgia
- 2. University College London
- 3. University of Tennessee
- 4. Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza
- 5. Oxford University Museum of Natural History
- 6. University of South Florida
- 7. Universidade Estadual do Amapá
- 8. West Virginia University
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Quantifying morphological evolution is key to determining the patterns and processes underlying the origin of phyla. We constructed a hierarchical morphological character matrix to characterize the radiation and establishment of echinoderm body plans during the early Paleozoic. This showed that subphylum-level clades diverged gradually through the Cambrian, and the distinctiveness of the resulting body plans was amplified by the extinction of transitional forms and obscured by convergent evolution during the Ordovician. Higher-order characters that define these body plans were not fixed at the origin of the phylum, countering hypotheses regarding developmental processes governing the early evolution of animals. Instead, these burdened characters were flexible enabling continued evolutionary innovation throughout the clades' history.
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Funding provided by: National Science Foundation
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000001
Award Number: 1036416
Funding provided by: National Science Foundation
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000001
Award Number:
Funding provided by: National Science Foundation
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000001
Award Number: 1036356
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- 10.1016/j.cub.2020.02.054 (DOI)