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The Emergence of Animals

Some 570 million years ago animals diversified at an unprecedented rate. New body plans and ways of living emerged in concert with a new kind of community, one characterized by complex food chains

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 256 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “The Emergence of Animals” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 256 No. 4 (), p. 94
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0487-94