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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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2024
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/155354 |