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Stromatolites
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Cyanobacteria
• Cyanobacteria or the blue
green algae are prokaryotic
organisms that lack nuclei
in their cells.
Cyanobacteria bloom
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Cyanobacteria
It lacks a true
nucleus in their
cells and are
unicellular but
often form Cyanobacteria bloom
colonies.
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Cyanobacteria
• They thrive in freshwater lakes, oceans,
and even in damp soils.
Red Algae
• The first
multicellular
organisms are
thought to be red
algae that
appeared 1.2 Red algae
billion years ago.
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Red Algae
• The earliest
microfossils of red
algae were collected
in northern Arctic
Canada and were
1.2 billion years ago. Red algae
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Red Algae
• The red algae
are unique as it
started sexual
reproduction in
organisms. Red algae
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Red Algae
• The use of sexual reproduction through
egg and sperms is a characteristics of
most multicellular organisms. This
allowed the emergence of more
complex life forms like humans to
eventually evolve and adapt to changes
in Earth’s condition.
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Trilobites
• These are ancient
arthropods, and are
now extinct.
Trilobites
• They were relatives of modern
lobsters and horseshoe crabs.
• They curl up like balls to
protect themselves in seas with
predators.
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Anomalocaris
• One of the most
dominant animals of
the Cambrian Period is
the giant Anomalocaris.
Anomalocaris
• They trap prey using their two claws lined with
hooks located in front of their mouths and
eyes.
• They are free-swimming animal that moves like
a dolphin. It is the largest fearsome predator
of the Cambrian Period.
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Plants
• 450 mya, plants began
to thrive on land.
Terrestrial Vertebrates
• The most ancient
terrestrial vertebrates
were the walking fish.
• 400 mya, the first
tetrapods appeared.
Acanthostega