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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

2021Science Advances47 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

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