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March 17, 2014

The first animals created a world hospitable to complex life forms
Leeds, UK (SPX) Mar 16, 2014
The first animals may have oxygenated the Earth's oceans - contrary to the traditional view that a rise in oxygen triggered their development, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience. Professor Simon Poulton from the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds, who is a co-author of the study, said: ?A major rise in atmospheric oxygen has long been proposed as the main driver for the evolution of our earliest animal ancestors. Our work suggests that the initial evolution ... read more

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