Bridging the gap between microbial and metazoan evolutionary history

While microbial life originated early in Earth history and continues to underpin most modern ecosystems, its evolutionary trajectory remains murky. This is predominantly due to the dearth of diagnostic microbial fossils and biomarkers. Conversely, metazoans (animals) emerged relatively recently and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parsons, Chris
Other Authors: Fournier, Gregory P.
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2024
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/155354