Tag #Ice Ages

What was the key event that spurred a significant increase in eukaryotic biodiversity and the emergence of complex life forms on Earth?

A new study published in Science provides the most comprehensive analysis to date of global life diversity over two billion years, revealing that a series of super ice ages around 600 million years ago triggered a surge in eukaryotic species diversity and the emergence of complex organisms. The research used a novel graphic correlation program to achieve high temporal resolution, analyzing fossil records of marine eukaryotes.