Intracellular bound chlorophyll residues identify 1 Gyr-old fossils as eukaryotic algae

Intracellular bound chlorophyll residues identify 1 Gyr-old fossils as eukaryotic algae

The authors report nickel-porphyrins derivatives of chlorophyll in ~1 Gyr-old multicellular eukaryotes, preserved in low-grade metamorphic rocks. This brand new approach permits to identify early phototrophic organisms through the geological record.

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Main Authors: Marie Catherine Sforna, Corentin C. Loron, Catherine F. Demoulin, Camille François, Yohan Cornet, Yannick J. Lara, Daniel Grolimund, Dario Ferreira Sanchez, Kadda Medjoubi, Andrea Somogyi, Ahmed Addad, Alexandre Fadel, Philippe Compère, Daniel Baudet, Jochen J. Brocks, Emmanuelle J. Javaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27810-7

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27810-7

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