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Huayuan biota decodes Earth's first Phanerozoic mass extinction (phys.org)

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Around 540 million years ago, Earth's biosphere underwent a pivotal transformation, shifting from a microbe-dominated world to one teeming with animal life, as nearly all major animal phyla appeared abruptly in the fossil record over a very short geological time interval. This landmark evolutionary event is known as the Cambrian Explosion.

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[–] limer@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

microbe dominated world

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