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    ANIMAL SPEED RECORDS

    Nov 17, 2021 3 minutes

    1.1 billion

    The Rodinia super-continent is formed

    1 billion

    The first multicellular organisms conquer dry land

    0.9 billion

    Terrestrial photosynthesis intensifies considerably

    LIFE AND SURVIVAL

    Mayflies don’t waste their time

    No creature completes its life faster than an adult mayfly of the Dolania americana species. In the course of an hour, a female partners up, mates, lays eggs, and dies – sometimes managing all of this in just five minutes. Males generally live a litte longer

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