[Rockhounds] Microbes that gave rise to all plants and animals became multicellular 1.6 billion years ago

[Paul]

Microbes that gave rise to all plants and animals became 
multicellular 1.6 billion years ago, tiny fossils reveal Early eukaryotes found in ancient Chinese rock formation offer a “grand vision of life” By Elizabeth Pennisi, Science News, January 24, 2024
https://www.science.org/content/article/microbes-gave-rise-all-plants-and-animals-became-multicellular-1-6-billion-years-ago

 The open access paper is:

Miao, L., Yin, Z., Knoll, A.H., Qu, Y. and Zhu, M., 2024. 1.63-billion-year-old 
multicellular eukaryotes from the Chuanlinggou Formation in North China. 
Science Advances, 10(4), p.eadk3208.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk3208

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 Paul H.