How plants drove animals to the land

Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 06:14 in Paleontology & Archaeology

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of ancient oxygen levels presents the first concrete evidence that after aquatic plants evolved and boosted the levels of oxygen aquatic life exploded, leading to fierce competition that eventually led some fish to try to survive on land.

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