Animals may have evolved 200 million years earlier than we thought

New research suggests animals evolved as early as 800 to 700 million years ago, about 200 million years earlier than previous estimates. This could mean they existed during or before Snowball Earth, a period when the planet was largely frozen, leaving few traces due to their soft bodies.

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• ScienceDaily — Animals may have evolved 200 million years earlier than we thought

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