A diverse Ediacara assemblage survived under low-oxygen conditions
Geochemical data from sedimentary rocks in Siberia indicate that members of the soft-bodied Ediacara biota (the earliest macroscopic life on Earth) were tolerant of low-oxygen conditions, suggesting they had the capacity for anaerobic metabolisms.
Main Authors: | Lucas B. Cherry, Geoffrey J. Gilleaudeau, Dmitriy V. Grazhdankin, Stephen J. Romaniello, Aaron J. Martin, Alan J. Kaufman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-11-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35012-y |
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