Evolution: Assembling the Deuterostome body plan

Smith, Martin R.

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.05.015

Evolution: Assembling the Deuterostome body plan

Smith, Martin R.

Authors

Dr Martin Smith martin.smith@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Abstract

Starfish, graptolites and humans look as different as can be, yet are more closely related to each other than to any other phylum. Disc-shaped Cambrian fossils join the dots between these disparate body plans to plot out their evolutionary origins.

Citation

Smith, M. R. (2023). Evolution: Assembling the Deuterostome body plan. Current Biology, 33(12), R691-R694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.05.015

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	May 5, 2023
Online Publication Date	Jun 19, 2023
Publication Date	Jun 19, 2023
Deposit Date	May 9, 2023
Publicly Available Date	May 9, 2023
Journal	Current Biology
Print ISSN	0960-9822
Electronic ISSN	1879-0445
Publisher	Cell Press
Peer Reviewed	Not Peer Reviewed
Volume	33
Issue	12
Pages	R691-R694
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.05.015
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1174492