558 Mya · Charniodiscus, anchored to the mud

558 Mya — Ancient Life. Tiny microbes flood the air with oxygen, rusting the oceans and freezing Earth into worldwide "Snowball" ice. Complex cells evolve, and the first soft-bodied animals appear on the eve of the Cambrian. Temperature 19.8°C · Sea level +60.00 m · Ice cover 4.9% · Oxygen 9.68%.…