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The rise of oxygen in Earth’s early ocean and atmosphere
- T. Lyons, C. Reinhard, N. Planavsky
- Medicine, Geology
- Nature
- 20 February 2014
The rapid increase of carbon dioxide concentration in Earth’s modern atmosphere is a matter of major concern. But for the atmosphere of roughly two-and-half billion years ago, interest centres on a… Expand
Low Mid-Proterozoic atmospheric oxygen levels and the delayed rise of animals
- N. Planavsky, C. Reinhard, +6 authors T. Lyons
- Medicine, Chemistry
- Science
- 31 October 2014
Low oxygen limited the rise of animals Oxygen levels in Earth's early atmosphere had an important influence on the evolution of complex life. Planavsky et al. analyzed the isotopic signature of… Expand
Evidence for oxygenic photosynthesis half a billion years before the Great Oxidation Event
- N. Planavsky, D. Asael, +13 authors O. Rouxel
- Geology
- 1 April 2014
The early Earth was characterized by the absence of oxygen in the ocean–atmosphere system, in contrast to the well-oxygenated conditions that prevail today. Atmospheric concentrations first rose to… Expand
Pervasive oxygenation along late Archaean ocean margins
- B. Kendall, C. Reinhard, T. Lyons, A. Kaufman, S. Poulton, A. Anbar
- Geology
- 1 September 2010
The photosynthetic production of oxygen in the ocean is thought to have begun at least 2.7 billion years ago. The geochemistry of marine sediments deposited 2.6 billion years ago suggests that ocean… Expand
Proterozoic ocean redox and biogeochemical stasis
- C. Reinhard, N. Planavsky, +6 authors T. Lyons
- Geology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- 20 March 2013
The partial pressure of oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere has increased dramatically through time, and this increase is thought to have occurred in two rapid steps at both ends of the Proterozoic Eon… Expand
A Late Archean Sulfidic Sea Stimulated by Early Oxidative Weathering of the Continents
- C. Reinhard, Rob Raiswell, Clint Scott, A. Anbar, T. Lyons
- Medicine
- Science
- 30 October 2009
Of Ancient Iron and Oxygen Finding clues to understand the early evolution of ocean and atmospheric chemistry and its links to the evolution of life remains a daunting task. Often just a few rock… Expand
The evolution of the marine phosphate reservoir
- N. Planavsky, O. Rouxel, +4 authors T. Lyons
- Medicine, Environmental Science
- Nature
- 28 October 2010
Phosphorus is a biolimiting nutrient that has an important role in regulating the burial of organic matter and the redox state of the ocean–atmosphere system. The ratio of phosphorus to iron in… Expand
A shale-hosted Cr isotope record of low atmospheric oxygen during the Proterozoic
- D. Cole, C. Reinhard, +7 authors N. Planavsky
- Geology
- 1 July 2016
The emergence and expansion of animal life on Earth represents a dramatic shift in the structure and complexity of the biosphere. A lack of firm constraints on surface oxygen levels during the… Expand
Coupled molybdenum, iron and uranium stable isotopes as oceanic paleoredox proxies during the Paleoproterozoic Shunga Event
- D. Asael, F. Tissot, +6 authors Sandrine Chéron
- Geology
- 20 December 2013
The Paleoproterozoic Era was a time of remarkable importance in the redox evolution of Earth's atmosphere and oceans. Here, we present a multi-proxy study of Mo, U and Fe isotopes together with Fe… Expand
Evolution of the global phosphorus cycle
- C. Reinhard, N. Planavsky, +7 authors K. Konhauser
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Nature
- 19 January 2017
The macronutrient phosphorus is thought to limit primary productivity in the oceans on geological timescales. Although there has been a sustained effort to reconstruct the dynamics of the phosphorus… Expand