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Global aerobics before Earth’s oxygenation

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Phylogenetic analysis of oxygen-utilizing and -producing enzymes indicates an early emergence of an oxygenated biosphere, providing phylogenetic insight into a question that has more commonly been approached from the basis of fossils and geochemical tracers.

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Fig. 1: A timeline of the key biological evolution events in Earth’s history.

Zohaib Ur Rehman Afridi / Alamy Stock Photo (methanogens); Christopher Boswell / Alamy Stock Photo (cyanobacteria); Ed Reschke / Stone / Getty (eukaryotes); Ben Queenborough / Alamy Stock Photo (animals)

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  1. Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

    Noah J. Planavsky

  2. Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Daniel B. Mills

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Planavsky, N.J., Mills, D.B. Global aerobics before Earth’s oxygenation. Nat Ecol Evol 5, 407–408 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01404-4

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