Lukas VFN πͺπΊ#Ediacaran #fossils reveal origins of #biomineralization that led to expansion of life on Earth
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-ediacaran-fossils-reveal-biomineralization-expansion.html
Constraining the onset and environmental setting of #metazoan biomineralization https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X23003497
"#Cloudina originated in a low #oxygen environment with periods of notably higher #oxygenation... it was not a case of sustained oxygenation that resulted in the appearance of #skeletonization... high #carbonate concentrations in the ocean were necessary"
Ediacaran fossils reveal origins of biomineralization that led to expansion of life on Earth
Life on Earth began from a single-celled microbe, while the rise to the multicellular world in which we live arose due a vital chemical process known as biomineralization, during which living organisms produce hardened mineralized tissue, such as skeletons. Not only did this phenomenon give rise to the plethora of body plans we see today, but it also had a major impact on the planet's carbon cycle.