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by cess11 53 days ago
"the first major blossoming of modern biodiversity."

What does "modern" mean in this discourse?
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tokai 53 days ago
Life before the Cambrian was weird, and does not fit neatly with the type of live and diversity we see from the Cambrian til now.
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throwup238 52 days ago
Most of the major phyla that exist today established themselves during the Cambrian explosion.
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astrobe_ 52 days ago
So "modern" is a synonym for "current" here, if one puts aside warnings about its decline due to human activity?
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