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These 567-Million-Year-Old Fossils Are Rewriting the Story of Life on Earth

Ancient deep-sea organisms suggest movement, sexual reproduction, and complex animal life began earlier than previously thought.

These 567-Million-Year-Old Fossils Are Rewriting the Story of Life on Earth

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Ancient deep-sea organisms suggest movement, sexual reproduction, and complex animal life began earlier than previously thought.

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