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The naive assumption that shells are acquired because they protect soft bodies seems influenced by anthropocentric thinking: man uses shields for protection from aggressors.

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Martin Glaessner

Martin Glaessner

Born: December 25, 1906
Died: November 23, 1989 (aged 82)
Bio: Martin Fritz Glaessner AM was a geologist and palaeontologist. Born and educated in Austro-Hungarian Empire, he spent the majority of his life in working for oil companies in Russia, and studying the geology of the South Pacific in Australia.

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