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26 September, 00:33

Arthropods invaded land about 100 million years before vertebrates did so. This most clearly implies that

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  1. 26 September, 01:30
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    Co-evolution

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    The given statement implies that arthropods had more time to co-evolve with land plants than vertebrates

    Co-evolution is a type of evolution in which two species reciprocally affect each others evolution in a way that they both evolve together Fossil evidence gives the progressive interaction between arthropods and land plants through the later Paleozoic and Mesozoic era Evidence includes the evolution of chemical defense strategy by plants along with the evolution of different mouthpart design in new insect groups Leaf galls became common in Cretaceous coinciding with the evolution of several new insect groups and plants Data from coprolites (trace fossils) suggest that spore feeding preceded leaf feeding, experiments have indicated that some spores remain viable after passing through the gut and hence this feeding habit might have been advantageous to some early plants for propagule formation
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