Origins of photosynthesis in plants dated to 1.25 billion years ago

ENN
Dec 21, 2017, 3:53 pm37 pts
The world’s oldest algae fossils are a billion years old, according to a new analysis by earth scientists at McGill University. Based on this finding, the researchers also estimate that the basis for photosynthesis in today’s plants was set in place 1.25 billion years ago.

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