Formation of supercontinents linked to increases in atmospheric oxygen

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2008

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Campbell, Ian
Allen, Charlotte M

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Atmospheric oxygen concentrations in the Earth's atmosphere rose from negligible levels in the Archaean Era to about 21 in the present day. This increase is thought to have occurred in six steps, 2.65, 2.45, 1.8, 0.6, 0.3 and 0.04 billion years ago, with

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