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Biomarker evidence for green and purple sulphur bacteria in a stratified Palaeoproterozoic sea

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Brocks, Jochen; Love, Gordon; Summons, Roger; Knoll, Andrew H; Logan, Graham A; Bowden, Stephen

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The disappearance of iron formations from the geological record ∼1.8 billion years (Gyr) ago was the consequence of rising oxygen levels in the atmosphere starting 2.45-2.32 Gyr ago1-3. It marks the end of a 2.5-Gyr period dominated by anoxic and iron-r

dc.contributor.authorBrocks, Jochen
dc.contributor.authorLove, Gordon
dc.contributor.authorSummons, Roger
dc.contributor.authorKnoll, Andrew H
dc.contributor.authorLogan, Graham A
dc.contributor.authorBowden, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:56:10Z
dc.identifier.issn0028-0836
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/82707
dc.description.abstractThe disappearance of iron formations from the geological record ∼1.8 billion years (Gyr) ago was the consequence of rising oxygen levels in the atmosphere starting 2.45-2.32 Gyr ago1-3. It marks the end of a 2.5-Gyr period dominated by anoxic and iron-r
dc.publisherMacmillan Publishers Ltd
dc.sourceNature
dc.subjectKeywords: Algae; Bacteria; Ecology; Marine biology; Oceanography; Oxygen; Sulfur; Eukaryotic algae; Hydrocarbon biomarkers; Marine basins; Marine communities; Biomarkers; hydrocarbon; bacterium; biomarker; early Earth; origin of life; oxygen; Proterozoic; alga; art
dc.titleBiomarker evidence for green and purple sulphur bacteria in a stratified Palaeoproterozoic sea
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.citationvolume437
dc.date.issued2005
local.identifier.absfor040204 - Organic Geochemistry
local.identifier.absfor060206 - Palaeoecology
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub10925
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationBrocks, Jochen, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationLove, Gordon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationSummons, Roger, Macquarie University
local.contributor.affiliationKnoll, Andrew H, Harvard University
local.contributor.affiliationLogan, Graham A, Geoscience Australia
local.contributor.affiliationBowden, Stephen, University of Aberdeen
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue6
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage866
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage870
local.identifier.doi10.1038/nature04068
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T11:14:26Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-27144475394
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