Ancient Underwater Canyons Reveal Clues to the World's Oldest Animal Life
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<img src="https://www.newswise.com/legacy/image.php?image=https://media.newswise.com/pio/articles/858184/6af102756679e_Chace_Range_858184.jpg&width=100&height=150" alt="Newswise image" />A study led by Adelaide University geologists has uncovered new evidence that dramatic sea level changes carved giant underwater canyons in South Australia's Flinders Ranges hundreds of millions of years ago, helping to create conditions that preserved some of the earliest complex life on Earth.
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