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567-Million-Year-Old Fossils Suggest Animals Evolved Earlier Than We Thought

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Fossils from Canada's Northwest Territories dated to 567 million years ago show White Sea assemblage animals reached deep waters of ancient North America, suggesting animal evolution and geographic distribution occurred earlier and more widely than previously understood.

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