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First Animals
About 540 million years ago, life became considerably more dynamic. In a burst of activity called the Cambrian explosion, the planet transformed into a slithering, swimming, scuttling place.
Among countless new species were examples of animals with every body plan we recognise today. What triggered such a dazzling development?
A 2020–2021 exhibit at the Museum of Natural History.
