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Science 15 March 1968:
Vol. 159. no. 3820, pp. 1231 - 1233
DOI: 10.1126/science.159.3820.1231
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Evolution of Paleozoic Marine Invertebrate Communities

Peter W. Bretsky 1

1 Department of Geology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60201

Communities of Paleozoic shelf invertebrates underwent varied rates of change in faunal composition. Notable changes took place during Late Devonian-Early Mississippian time and were most noticeable in ofishore brachiopod-dominated communities. Near-shore molluscan communities remained relatively stable throughout the Paleozoic.


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