The earliest oxygen-breathing life on land?

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 14:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A spike in the chromium contained in ancient rock deposits, laid down nearly 2.5 billion years ago, reveals what appears to be the earliest evidence for oxygen-breathing life on land.

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