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

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First animals developed complex ecosystems before the Cambrian explosion

Caption

A group of Ediacaran specimens of Fractofusus and Plumeropriscum from the “E” surface, Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada.

Credit

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

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