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“On a perfect planet such as might be acceptable to a physicist, one might predict that from its origin the diversity of life would grow exponentially until the carrying capacity, however defined, was reached. The fossil record on Earth, however, tells a very different story.”

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Simon Conway Morris
Simon Conway Morris

Simon Conway Morris is a renowned British university professor known for his research in paleontology and evolutionary biology. His work focuses on the origin of biodiversity during the Cambrian explosion, and he has proposed various theories about the evolution of biological form. more

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