Intracellular bound chlorophyll residues identify 1 Gyr-old fossils as eukaryotic algae

MC Sforna, CC Loron, CF Demoulin, C François… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The acquisition of photosynthesis is a fundamental step in the evolution of eukaryotes.
However, few phototrophic organisms are unambiguously recognized in the Precambrian …

Multi-method dating constrains the diversification of early eukaryotes in the Proterozoic Mbuji-Mayi Supergroup of the DR Congo and the geological evolution of the …

C François, BK Baludikay, V Debaille, JL Birck… - Journal of African Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a petrological and geochronological study of the Proterozoic Mbuji-Mayi
sedimentary Supergroup (Sankuru-Mbuji-Mayi-Lomami-Lovoy basin, Democratic Republic …