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Judi Lynn

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Tue Mar 8, 2022, 04:18 AM Mar 2022

Traces of Ancient Life Discovered Deep in Earth's Mantle


Orlando Jenkinson - Yesterday 11:26 AM

Traces of ancient life have been found in rocks deep inside the Earth's mantle, having been sucked down there hundreds of millions of years ago.

Scientists discovered traces of carbon—the element on which life on Earth is based—that appear to have come from the Cambrian Explosion. The Cambrian Explosion was an unparalleled burst of evolution over 540 million years ago, during which point most major groups of animals appeared on Earth.

Before the Cambrian Explosion, life on Earth was simple and mostly single-cell or smaller multicell creatures. Afterward, new and more complex kinds of life emerged.

In a study published in Science Advances, researchers provided evidence to show that lifeforms from this time changed the chemical make-up of Earth's mantle.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/traces-of-ancient-life-discovered-deep-in-earths-mantle/ar-AAUJYNf?li=BBnb7Kz
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Traces of Ancient Life Discovered Deep in Earth's Mantle (Original Post) Judi Lynn Mar 2022 OP
I think that is when the aliens came. Srkdqltr Mar 2022 #1
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