Grand Canyon's Ancient Fossils Reveal Early Complex Life
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Scientists discovered fossils of early animals like crustaceans and mollusks in Cambrian rocks from the Grand Canyon, providing new insights into the emergence of complex life over 500 million years ago, in a location often overlooked for fossil finds.
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