Life on Earth was more diverse than classical theory suggests 800 million years ago, a Brazilian study shows (IMAGE)

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Life on Earth was more diverse than classical theory suggests 800 million years ago, a Brazilian study shows

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Left, a fossilized thecamoebian believed to have lived 720-635 mya. Right, a specimen from a group of modern amoebozoan testate amoebae 

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Luana Morais and João Alcino

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