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07 Jul 2010, 2:30 am

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The discovery in Gabon of more than 250 fossils in an excellent state of conservation has provided proof, for the first time, of the existence of multicellular organisms 2.1 billion years ago. This finding represents a major breakthrough: until now, the first complex life forms (made up of several cells) dated from around 600 million years ago.

Until now, it has been assumed that organized multicellular life appeared around 0.6 billion years ago and that before then the Earth was mainly populated by microbes (viruses, bacteria, parasites, etc.). This new discovery moves the cursor of the origin of multicellular life back by 1.5 billion years and reveals that cells had begun to cooperate with each other to form more complex and larger structures than single-celled organisms.


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 171711.htm


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08 Jul 2010, 11:40 am

Maybe you should ask Fuzzy if he minds his mom being called a fossil.



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08 Jul 2010, 11:58 am

Exciting! Its not often that the timing of an event/era gets moved by 1.5 billion years. Thanks for sharing.



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08 Jul 2010, 9:08 pm

Jono wrote:
Maybe you should ask Fuzzy if he minds his mom being called a fossil.
You'd agree if you saw her in person 8O


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08 Jul 2010, 10:50 pm

DenvrDave wrote:
Exciting! Its not often that the timing of an event/era gets moved by 1.5 billion years. Thanks for sharing.
Even cooler is that when humans become extinct, we will be remembered!
...as "the f*ckers who made a lot of trash"


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08 Jul 2010, 11:12 pm

computerlove wrote:
DenvrDave wrote:
Exciting! Its not often that the timing of an event/era gets moved by 1.5 billion years. Thanks for sharing.
Even cooler is that when humans become extinct, we will be remembered!
...as "the f*ckers who made a lot of trash"


We will be loved for it, think of the fuel potential of all that energy rich garbage we conveniently buried in layers of soil...



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08 Jul 2010, 11:45 pm

TOGGI3 wrote:
computerlove wrote:
DenvrDave wrote:
Exciting! Its not often that the timing of an event/era gets moved by 1.5 billion years. Thanks for sharing.
Even cooler is that when humans become extinct, we will be remembered!
...as "the f*ckers who made a lot of trash"


We will be loved for it, think of the fuel potential of all that energy rich garbage we conveniently buried in layers of soil...
We think in everything, even a rich future for future generations 8)


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09 Jul 2010, 12:31 am

That is pretty amazing. To have it stretch back that further.

CL, your single celled 2.1 billion year old mom is just jealous that she'll never invaginate like the younger girls. Shes just no fun at parties.


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09 Jul 2010, 1:27 am

That's the most elegant insult I've ever heard about any mom.
You win, King of Banadian Cacon. :salut:


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10 Jul 2010, 1:24 am

Hey! What happened to your insult?

Mine is no fun if yours is gone. :(


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10 Jul 2010, 8:47 am

Don't worry, she'll get it next time I see her


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