A treasure trove of exceptionally preserved early animals from more than half a billion years ago has been discovered in the Grand Canyon, one of the natural world’s most iconic […]
Cambrian explosion
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The Cambrian Explosion May Have Occurred Much Earlier Than Previously Thought
The Cambrian explosion was an extraordinary phenomenon in the evolution of life on the planet that led to the emergence of many animal phyla and the diversification of species. During […]
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520-million-year-old worm Fossil Solves Mystery Of How Modern Insects, Spiders and Crabs Evolved
A new study led by researchers at Durham University have uncovered an incredibly rare and detailed fossil, named Youti yuanshi, that gives a peek inside one of the earliest ancestors […]
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Mountain Building In Antarctica Linked To A Major Extinction Event 500 Million Years Ago
As life on Earth rapidly expanded a little over 500 million years ago during the “Cambrian explosion,” Earth had tectonic plates slowly crashing into each other, building mountains and starting […]
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Earth’s Earliest Sea Creatures Drove Evolution By Stirring The Water
A study involving the University of Cambridge has used virtual recreations of the earliest animal ecosystems, known as marine animal forests, to demonstrate the part they played in the evolution […]
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Planetary Landscape Dynamics Determined The Evolution Of Biodiversity On Earth
Movement of rivers, mountains, oceans and sediment nutrients at the geological timescale are the central drivers of Earth’s biodiversity, new research published today in Nature has revealed.
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Bizarre New Fossils Shed Light On Ancient Plankton
A scientist from the University of Leicester has discovered a new type of fossil that reveals life in the oceans half a billion years ago.