Biodiversity

Earth had complex ecosystems earlier than thought, new fossil discovery proves

Previously, it was thought that complex ecosystems would need five to 10 million years to evolve after an extinction. Image: REUTERS/Tomas Bravo

Shirley Cardenas
Researcher and Writer, McGill University
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