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A case for an active eukaryotic marine biosphere during the Proterozoic era

The microfossil record demonstrates the presence of eukaryotic organisms in the marine ecosystem by about 1,700 million years ago (Ma). Despite this, steranes, a biomarker indicator of eukaryotic organisms, do not appear in the rock record until about 780 Ma in what is known as the “rise of algae.”...

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Autores principales: Eckford-Soper, Lisa K., Andersen, Ken H., Hansen, Trine Frisbæk, Canfield, Donald E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9564328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36191216
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2122042119