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The other explosion you should know about

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Fossils found around the world suggest that multicellular life was not only present before the Cambrian Explosion, it was much more elaborate and diverse than anyone thought. This is the story of the sudden burst of diversity that marked the dawn of truly complex life on our planet.

Why did scientists previously ignore rocks up to 600 million years old for fossil searches?

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