Evolution: The Battle of the First Animals

Allison C Daley; Jonathan B Antcliffe

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.02.031

Evolution: The Battle of the First Animals

Curr Biol. 2019 Apr 1;29(7):R257-R259. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.02.031.

Authors

Allison C Daley¹, Jonathan B Antcliffe²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Lausanne, Geopolis, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Lausanne, Geopolis, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.

PMID: 30939311
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.02.031

Abstract

Ctenophores or 'comb-jellies' are marine animals whose relationship to other phyla is uncertain, yet important for understanding major steps in animal evolution. Fossil ctenophores from the Cambrian indicate that ctenophores may have evolved from a sessile, cnidarian-like ancestor.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Cnidaria*
Ctenophora*
Fossils
Phylogeny