Possible evolution of mobile animals in association with microbial mats
Abstract
The evolution of marine complex animals about 635 million years ago took place in relatively low-oxygen waters. An analysis of a low-oxygen, hypersaline lagoon suggests these early animals may have obtained both oxygen and food from widespread microbial mats.
- Publication:
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Nature Geoscience
- Pub Date:
- June 2011
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- Bibcode:
- 2011NatGe...4..372G