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Born of ice and fire : how glaciers and volcanoes (with a pinch of salt) drove animal evolution / Graham Shields

An examination of the Cryogenian Period and the Snowball Earth hypothesis, exploring how extreme global glaciation influenced the evolution of life during the Cambrian explosion. It analyses geological evidence to explain the origins of modern biodiversity.

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