Late Proterozoic rise in atmospheric oxygen concentration inferred from phylogenetic and sulphur-isotope studies

@article{Canfield1996LatePR,
  title={Late Proterozoic rise in atmospheric oxygen concentration inferred from phylogenetic and sulphur-isotope studies},
  author={D. Canfield and A. Teske},
  journal={Nature},
  year={1996},
  volume={382},
  pages={127-132}
}
  • D. Canfield, A. Teske
  • Published 1996
  • Chemistry, Medicine
  • Nature
    • The evolution of non-photosynthetic sulphide-oxidizing bacteria was contemporaneous with a large shift in the isotopic composition of biogenic sedimentary sulphides between 0.64 and 1.05 billion years ago. Both events were probably driven by a rise in atmospheric oxygen concentrations to greater than 5–18% of present levels—a change that may also have triggered the evolution of animals. 
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