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Extended chart of life shows ancient species may have evolved slower and lasted longer

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Summary
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90% Informative

Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years .

Virginia Tech analysis extends the chart of life to nearly 2 billion years ago .

The chart shows the relative ups and downs in species counts, telling scientists about the origin, diversification, and extinction of ancient life.

The study is published in the journal Science .

VR Score

95

Informative language

97

Neutral language

60

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

59

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

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