Shale-hosted biota from the Dismal Lakes Group in Arctic Canada supports an early Mesoproterozoic diversification of eukaryotes

• Published in: Journal of Paleontology
• Main Authors: Corentin C. Loron, Galen P. Halverson, Robert H. Rainbird, Tom Skulski, Elizabeth C. Turner, Emmanuelle J. Javaux
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: The Paleontological Society 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Dismal Lakes
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2021.45

The Mesoproterozoic is an important era for the development of eukaryotic organisms in oceans. The earliest unambiguous eukaryotic microfossils are reported in late Paleoproterozoic shales from China and Australia. During the Mesoproterozoic, eukaryotes diversified in taxonomy, metabolism, and ecolo...