Understanding the structure of benthic communities in the Cambrian remains a major challenge. Direct evidence for species interrelationships is rare and therefore past ecological interactions typically cannot be reconstructed with great accuracy. Here we reveal the community patterns and modes of life of brachiopods -one of the most
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