Sentences with phrase «animal phyla emerged»

According to Strausfeld, confirmation of this shared ground pattern in the vertebrate hippocampus would suggest that it originated from a very ancient common ancestor likely to have lived about 600 million years ago just before the Cambrian explosion, a relatively short period when most major animal phyla emerged.

The initial phases of animal evolution proceeded faster than hitherto supposed: New analyses suggest that the first animal phyla emerged in rapid succession — prior to the global Ice Age that set in around 700 million years ago.

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The fossil record suggests complex multicellular life emerged about 600 million years ago in a relatively short period termed the «Cambrian explosion,» during which most major animal phyla appeared.