Abstract
The modern fauna of the Earth is characterized by an exceptional variety of animals. This variety is expressed first in the body sizes of animals from different species. The representatives of the contemporary fauna can be microscopically small or several tens of metres long.
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Budyko, M.I. (1986). Animals. In: The Evolution of the Biosphere. Atmospheric Sciences Library, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4556-2_5
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