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Line graph showing the number of marine animal families from the Precambrian era to the present, with illustrations of key groups such as trilobites, ammonoids, marine reptiles, and diatoms. The graph highlights major extinction events and a rise to 1,900 living families today.
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marine family diversity
The diversity of marine animal families since late Precambrian time. The data for...
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Early Permian Epoch
Distribution of landmasses, mountainous regions, shallow seas, and deep ocean basins...
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Pangea: Early Triassic Period
Paleogeography and paleoceanography of Early Triassic time. The present-day coastlines...
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