Animals Lived on Earth 200 Million Years Earlier Than We Thought!

Imagine a world completely covered in thick ice, where the very first tiny animals were already wiggling around! Scientists have discovered that animal life likely started way back before "Snowball Earth" [a time when our whole planet was frozen over like a giant ice cube]. Since these creatures had soft squishy bodies, they didn't leave many fossils behind, making them the ultimate ancient hide-and-seek champions!