The rise of algae in Cryogenian oceans and the emergence of animals

Jochen J. Brocks (), Amber J. M. Jarrett, Eva Sirantoine, Christian Hallmann, Yosuke Hoshino and Tharika Liyanage
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Jochen J. Brocks: Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University
Amber J. M. Jarrett: Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University
Eva Sirantoine: Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University
Christian Hallmann: Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Yosuke Hoshino: Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Tharika Liyanage: Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University

Nature, 2017, vol. 548, issue 7669, 578-581

Abstract: Steroid biomarkers provide evidence for a rapid rise of marine planktonic algae between 659 and 645 million years ago, establishing more efficient energy transfers and driving ecosystems towards larger and increasingly complex organisms.

Date: 2017
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