[Rockhounds] Re-Os Dates Indicate that Photosynthesis Started about 1.25 Ga

[Paul]

Merry Christmas everybody. Below is some interesting
stuff from the world of fossils.

World’s oldest algae fossils date back 1 billion years, says
new research,  Intelligencer, December 24, 2017
https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/channels/news/origins-photosynthesis-plants-dated-125-billion-years-ago-283492
https://www.lintelligencer.com/worlds-oldest-algae-fossils-date-back-1-billion-years-says-new-research-419-2017/

First photosynthesis took place 1.25 billion years ago: Study
Economic times, Dec 24, 2017
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/first-photosynthesis-took-place-1-25-billion-years-ago-study/articleshow/62231708.cms

The paper is;

Gibson, T.M., Shih, P.M., Cumming, V.M., Fischer, W.W.,
Crockford, P.W., Hodgskiss, M.S., Wörndle, S., Creaser,
  R.A., Rainbird, R.H., Skulski, T.M. and Halverson, G.P.,
2017. Precise age of Bangiomorpha pubescens dates the
origin of eukaryotic photosynthesis. Geology.
https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article-abstract/524864/Precise-age-of-Bangiomorpha-pubescens-dates-the

Merry Christmas you-all from Louisiana.

Paul H.