ArticleNature ecology & evolution2021
Algal origin of sponge sterane biomarkers negates the oldest evidence for animals in the rock record.
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- Biological diversification linked to environmental stabilization following the Sturtian Snowball glaciation.Science advances · 2023Article
- Sterol methyltransferases in uncultured bacteria complicate eukaryotic biomarker interpretations.Nature communications · 2023Article
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Abstract
The earliest fossils of animal-like organisms occur in Ediacaran rocks that are approximately 571 million years old. Yet 24-isopropylcholestanes and other C
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