Carbon isotope evidence for the global physiology of Proterozoic cyanobacteria
Sarah J. Hurley, Boswell A. Wing, C. Jasper, N. C. W. HILL, Jeffrey C. Cameron
Abstract
Carboxysomes evolved due to rising O 2 , not falling CO 2 , enabling planktic cyanobacteria to flourish during earth’s middle age.
Topics & Concepts
CyanobacteriaProterozoicCarbon fibersBiologyAstrobiologyEnvironmental sciencePaleontologyBacteriaMaterials scienceComposite materialTectonicsComposite numberPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis