1.75-Billion-Year-Old Fossils Are Oldest Record of Oxygenic Photosynthesis

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  • January 3, 2024

The story of life on Earth can’t be told without photosynthesis, the process by which plants (and some other lifeforms) convert sunlight into chemical energy. Now, a team of researchers has announced the discovery of fossilized photosynthetic structures—the oldest yet known—from a staggering 1.75 billion years ago.

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