The first land life may have appeared far earlier than was previously thought — at least 2.2 billion years ago, instead of the 500 million years ago that was estimated … [Read full article]
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3-Billion-Year-Old Plankton Fossils Identified In Ancient Rock Formation
3-billion-year-old microfossils of plankton were recently identified as such by an international team of researchers. The spindle-shaped inclusions — found in the 3-billion-year-old marine sediment rocks of Farrel Quartzite in … [Read full article]