‘Often overlooked’: 540-million-year-old poop ‘revolution’ may be the source life as we know it
Science ‘Often overlooked’: 540-million-year-old poop ‘revolution’ may be the source life as we know it By Ben Cost Published Aug. ET Poop could be responsible for the rapid diversification of life during the Cambrian Explosion 540 million years ago, per a new study. NATE LOPER - stock.adobe.com See more of our coverage in your search results.
- ▪Science ‘Often overlooked’: 540-million-year-old poop ‘revolution’ may be the source life as we know it By Ben Cost Published Aug.
- ▪ET Poop could be responsible for the rapid diversification of life during the Cambrian Explosion 540 million years ago, per a new study.
- ▪NATE LOPER - stock.adobe.com See more of our coverage in your search results.
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| Publication time | Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:18:28 -0400 |
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Science ‘Often overlooked’: 540-million-year-old poop ‘revolution’ may be the source life as we know it By Ben Cost Published Aug. 8, 2026, 10:18 a.m. ET Poop could be responsible for the rapid diversification of life during the Cambrian Explosion 540 million years ago, per a new study. NATE LOPER - stock.adobe.com See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Is it the theory of evo-poo-tion? While poop may seem like a revolting subject, it could could also be responsible for life on earth thanks to a “fecal revolution” over half a billion years ago. This progression of man-ure was described in an excremental study published in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution.
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