First animals developed complex ecosystems before the Cambrian explosion (IMAGE)

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First animals developed complex ecosystems before the Cambrian explosion

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Dr Mitchell laser-scanning the E surface, Mistaken Point. In the foreground Ediacaran organisms such as Fractofusus are visible. Due to the subtle features of the fossils, they are only clearly visible for a particular angle of sunlight, as shown here.

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Charlotte G. Kenchington (CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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