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Early fossil eukaryotes were benthic aerobes - Nature

Early fossil eukaryotes were benthic aerobes - Nature

Integrated palaeontological, sedimentological and geochemical analyses of ancient rocks from Australia show that early eukaryotes were largely restricted to oxygenated benthic habitats, probably possessed mitochondria by 1.75 billion years ago, and may h…

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