somewhere between 2 -1.5 b.y.a.
eukaryotes arise (S.E.T.)
contribute greatly to speed of rise of
global oxygen levels; reached 10%
by ~1b.y.a. - first metazoans arise
long hidden history until ~700 m.y.a., when
first clear metazoan fossils appear
PHANEROZOIC begins
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