Biology 2e
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781947172517
Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher: OpenStax
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Chapter 27, Problem 13RQ
Which of the following periods is the earliest during which animals may have appeared?
- Ordovician period
- Cambrian period
- Ediacaran period
- Cryogenian period
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