New Fossil Discovery Changes What We Know About Early Animal Life
新化石發現改寫了我們對早期動物生命的認知
A groundbreaking discovery in Yunnan, China, has rewritten the history of animal evolution.
中國雲南的一項重大發現改寫了動物演化史。
Paleontologists recently unearthed the Jiangchuan Biota, a collection of over 700 fossils dating back 546 to 539 million years.
古生物學家最近挖掘出了江川生物群，這是一批超過七百件、年代約為五億四千六百萬至五億三千九百萬年前的化石。
These specimens, preserved as delicate carbonaceous films, reveal that complex animals existed well before the famous Cambrian Explosion.
這些標本以細緻的碳質薄膜形式保存，揭示了在著名的寒武紀大爆發之前，複雜動物就已存在。
However, these late Ediacaran fossils prove that complex life was already flourishing millions of years earlier.
然而，這些埃迪亞紀末期的化石證明，複雜生命在數百萬年前就已經繁榮。
This finding resolves a long-standing debate known as the 'rocks versus clocks' conflict, where genetic studies suggested ancient animal origins that physical fossils had failed to confirm until now.
這一發現解決了被稱為「岩石與時鐘」的長期爭議，即遺傳研究提示動物起源早於物理化石記錄所證實的時間。
Instead of a sudden 'big bang,' the Cambrian Explosion is now viewed as a gradual transition.
寒武紀大爆發不再被視為突發的大爆炸，而是一種漸進的過渡。
The Jiangchuan Biota serves as a vital link, showing us that the foundations of the modern, three-dimensional, and active biosphere were established much earlier than we ever imagined.
江川生物群是至關重要的鏈結，展示了現代、三維且具活力的生物圈基礎，其確立時間遠比我們想像的要早。
