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SUMMARY:Using ecology to unlock the secrets of early animal evolution - Em
 ily Mitchell\, University of Cambridge
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CONTACT:David Wallis
DESCRIPTION:The sudden appearance of animals in the fossil record\, after 
 billions of years of microbial life\, is one of the most dramatic events i
 n the history of life on Earth. These oldest known animals are found in th
 e Ediacaran time period (630–541 Ma)\, just before the Cambrian radiatio
 n.  Studying Ediacaran evolution is fraught with difficulties due to the u
 nique anatomies of Ediacaran organisms. But we have one potential avenue o
 f attack - the preservation of Ediacaran fossils is exceptional\, with tho
 usands of organisms preserved where they lived. To exploit that informatio
 n we can use a suite of ecological methodologies\, normally only used on e
 xtant communities.
LOCATION:Department of Earth Sciences\, Tilley Lecture Theatre
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