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| found at the mines in the region date back to about 600 million years, which would put the fossil in the Ediacaran age, just before the Cambrian era that saw an explosion in the evolution of species. Its mineral deposits and fossils (including the incredible Ediacaran fauna at Mistaken Point) are all highlighted. But there's evidence that some animals evolved before the Cambrian, including the Ediacaran fauna, a bizarre assemblage that flourished between the Cryogenian and Cambrian. |
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