When was the first time life began to prey on each other? https://phys.org/news/2022-12-life-began-prey.html

A case for an active #eukaryotic marine #biosphere during the #Proterozoic era: Lisa Eckford-Soper et al. https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2122042119

"We use a size- & trait-based ecosystem model to show that the #microfossil record is most compatible with an active #eukaryote #ecosystem conducting #osmotrophy, #photosynthesis, #phagotrophy. Marine #ecosystems 1,700-780 Ma were far more active, diverse than generally thought."