Early eukaryotes in Paleoproterozoic and Mesoproterozoic oceans

• Main Authors: Javaux, E.J., Marshall, C.P., Xiao, S., Knoll, A.H., Walter, M.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Roper
• Online Access: https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/236824.pdf

Biomarker molecular fossils in 2770 Ma shales suggest that the Eucarya diverged from other principal domains early in Earth history. Nonetheless, at present, the oldest fossils that can be assigned to an extant eukaryotic clade are filamentous red algae preserved in ca. 1200 Ma cherts from Arctic Ca...