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Cambrian “Huayuan biota” fossils in China reveal a thriving deep-sea world after Earth’s first animal die-off
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (475+ words) WASHINGTON, Jan 28, 2026, 14:15 EST This discovery is significant because scientists have struggled to understand how the earliest mass extinction impacted marine life during the Cambrian, a period when animal groups rapidly diversified. The newly found site dates just after that crisis,…...