"Predation is probably as old as (cellular) life itself, and it is likely to have existed in many different forms and at many different levels during the formative phases of the Cambrian explosion (which culminated between 550 and 540 Ma)"
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Stefan Bengtson in: Origins And Early Evolution Of Predation, Naturhistoriska riksmuseet: Startsida (nrm.se)
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