Basic Body Plans (IMAGE)

Stanford's School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences

Basic Body Plans

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All marine animals alive today have a variation of one of nine basic body plans that first appeared during, or shortly after, the Cambrian Explosion 542 million years ago.

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Eric Cheng

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