Phylotranscriptomics unveil a Paleoproterozoic-Mesoproterozoic origin and deep relationships of the Viridiplantae

Z Yang, X Ma, Q Wang, X Tian, J Sun, Z Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The Viridiplantae comprise two main clades, the Chlorophyta (including a diverse array of
marine and freshwater green algae) and the Streptophyta (consisting of the freshwater …

The paleoredox context of early eukaryotic evolution: insights from the Tonian Mackenzie Mountains Supergroup, Canada

KM Maloney, GP Halverson, M Lechte, TM Gibson… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Tonian (ca. 1000–720 Ma) marine environments are hypothesised to have
experienced major redox changes coinciding with the evolution and diversification of …

Systematic paleontology of macroalgal fossils from the Tonian Mackenzie Mountains Supergroup

KM Maloney, DP Maverick, JD Schiffbauer… - Journal of …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Proterozoic eukaryotic macroalgae are difficult to interpret because morphological details
required for proper phylogenetic studies are rarely preserved. This is especially true of …

The role of clay minerals in the preservation of Precambrian organic‐walled microfossils

CR Woltz, RP Anderson, NJ Tosca, SM Porter - Geobiology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Precambrian organic‐walled microfossils (OWMs) are primarily preserved in mudstones and
shales that are low in total organic carbon (TOC). Recent work suggests that high TOC may …

Microscopic and geochemical analyses of the Tonian Longfengshan biota from the Luotuoling Formation (Hebei Province, North China) with taphonomic implications

Y Jing, ZQ Chen, RP Anderson, X Wang, Z Zheng… - Precambrian …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Tonian Longfengshan biota is among the earliest known fossil assemblages
with a predominance of the benthic macroalgal fossil Longfengshania Du, 1982, which is …

Mesoproterozoic basins (Yukon, Canada) in the evolution of supercontinent Columbia

KPR Medig, DJ Thorkelson, EC Turner… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Geochemical and geochronological data from the Pinguicula Group and unit PR1 of the
lower Fifteenmile Group (Yukon, Canada) provide information on sediment provenance and …

Exploring past environments with microbial biomarkers: a molecular approach using sedimentary DNA and 3-Hydroxy fatty acids

AC Thorpe - 2023 - etheses.bham.ac.uk
Palaeoclimate records are crucial for understanding the causes and rates of past climate
change and informing predictions of future climate change. Palaeoenvironmental records of …