Molecular clock timeline (IMAGE)

University of Oxford

Molecular clock timeline

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Estimated timeline for the origin of animals based on molecular clock analyses. The grey bar on the right of the image is the origin of animals based on an Ediacaran upper calibration. The grey bar to the left is the origin based on older deposits in the Tonian period, as suggested by the new study. Credit: Orin Lole Durbin.

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Orin Lole Durbin.

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