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Early echinoderms decouple form and function

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Rapid morphological evolution in early echinoderms was later outpaced by increases in ecological diversification, indicating the phylum exhibited morphological volatility and ecological constraints at its origin.

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Fig. 1: Examples of morphological and ecological disparity in Cambrian and Ordovician echinoderms.

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Cole, S.R. Early echinoderms decouple form and function. Nat Ecol Evol 6, 247–248 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01664-8

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