one curious life-form was among the first to rise to the challenge. 有一种好奇的生物率先发出挑战
They first appeared more than 400 million years ago 它们最早出现在四亿多年前
Slow at first, the thaw rapidly gathered pace. 起初较慢 但很快就加快了速度
It first evolved hundreds of millions of years ago, 最早在数亿年前进化
The world's first mass extinction. 这是世界上第一次大规模灭绝
it's the world's first apex predator. 它是世界上第一种顶级捕食者
Trilobites are one of the first in a brand-new dynasty, 三叶虫 是一个全新王朝中的首批生物之一
jellyfish were the first to venture out of the shallows 水母率先冒险离开浅海