Cambrian Explosion: New timeline for appearances of skeletal animals in fossil record

Beginning around 542 million years ago, a profusion of animals with shells and skeletons began to appear in the fossil record. So many life forms appeared during this time that it is often referred to as the "Cambrian Explosion." Geologists have now proposed a rethinking of the timeline of these early animal appearances.

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