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Abstract
Molecular phylogenies of eukaryotic organisms imply patterns of biological and environmental history that can be tested against the geological record. As predicted by sequence comparisons, Precambrian rocks show evidence of episodic increases in biological diversity and atmospheric oxygen concentrations. Nonetheless, complete integration of the two records remains elusive and may require that the earliest macroscopic organisms be recognized as extinct experiments in eukaryotic multicellularity.Entities:
Keywords: NASA Discipline Exobiology; Non-NASA Center
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1585174 DOI: 10.1126/science.1585174
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728