Animals may have evolved 200 million years earlier than we thought

ScienceDaily
Oct 6, 2026, 10:29 pm107 ptsTrending
New research suggests animals could have evolved as early as 800 to 700 million years ago, roughly 200 million years earlier than some previous estimates. If so, the first animals may have lived before or during Snowball Earth, leaving behind little trace because their soft bodies were rarely preserved.

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