Mantle rocks bear traces of first fauna - Futurity: Research News

Special rocks called kimberlites from the deep mantle show how the rapid development of fauna 540 million years ago permanently changed Earth.

The rapid development of fauna 540 million years ago permanently changed Earth. New research with kimberlites finds traces of this development deep in its lower mantle. It is easy to see that the pr… [+3712 chars]

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