The Explosion of Life during the Cambrian
Orpheus stopped the description of the ‘cosmic journey’, beckoning to Eurydice to take over. But she asked Danos Manezis to proceed first with an introduction to the Phanerozoic megaeon, its sub-periods and their most prominent characteristics. So, Danos Danezis took the podium.
‘The three first megaeons since the beginning of the creation of the Earth until about 542 million years ago, comprise together the Procambrian period, which is an informal but nevertheless substantial characterization aiming to be inclusive of all the geological periods of the Earth prior to the explosion of life of the Cambrian period. This Procambrian period was characterized by the creation of the Earth, the creation of the oxygen and the atmosphere in its current for
