Cyanobacteria evolution: Insight from the fossil record

[en] Cyanobacteria played an important role in the evolution of Early Earth and the biosphere. They are responsible for the oxygenation of the atmosphere and oceans since the Great Oxidation Event around 2.4 Ga, debatably earlier. They are also major primary producers in past and present oceans, and the ancestors of the chloroplast. Nevertheless, the identification of cyanobacteria in the early fossil record remains ambiguous because the morphological criteria commonly used are not always reliable for microfossil interpretation. Recently, new biosignatures specific to cyanobacteria were proposed. Here, we review the classic and new cyanobacterial biosignatures. We also assess the reliability of the previously described cyanobacteria fossil record and the challenges of molecular approaches on modern cyanobacteria. Finally, we suggest possible new calibration points for molecular clocks, and strategies to improve our understanding of the timing and pattern of the evolution of cyanobacteria and oxygenic photosynthesis. © 2019 The Authors

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Astrobiology - ULiège

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Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Microbiology
Environmental sciences & ecology

Author, co-author :

Demoulin, Catherine ^✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Early Life Traces & Evolution-Astrobiology

Lara, Yannick ^✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Early Life Traces & Evolution-Astrobiology

Cornet, Luc ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Ingénierie des productions végétales et valorisation

François, Camille ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Early Life Traces & Evolution-Astrobiology

Baurain, Denis ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Phylogénomique des eucaryotes

Wilmotte, Annick ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Physiologie et génétique bactériennes

Javaux, Emmanuelle ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Early Life Traces & Evolution-Astrobiology

^✱ These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Language :

English

Title :

Cyanobacteria evolution: Insight from the fossil record

Alternative titles :

[fr] L'évolution des cyanobactéries: informations de l'enregistrement fossile

Publication date :

2019

Journal title :

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

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0891-5849

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1873-4596

Publisher :

Elsevier

Volume :

140

Pages :

206-223

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Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

European Projects :

FP7 - 308074 - ELITE - Early Life Traces, Evolution, and Implications for Astrobiology

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BELSPO - Belgian Science Policy Office [BE]
CER - Conseil Européen de la Recherche [BE]
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
ULiège - Université de Liège [BE]
EOS
CE - Commission Européenne [BE]

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