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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.

How did the discovery of Charnia in 1957 influence the search for fossils?

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