Dating the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis using La-Ce geochronology

Nature, Published online: 28 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09009-8138La-138Ce geochronology shows that La/Ce fractionation, and Ce oxidation, occurred at the time of deposition, placing the origin of oxygenic photosynthesis in the Mesoarchaean or earlier.

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Dating the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis using La-Ce geochronology

Nature, Published online: 28 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09009-8138La-138Ce geochronology shows that La/Ce fractionation, and Ce oxidation, occurred at the time of deposition, placing the origin of oxygenic photosynthesis in the Mesoarchaean or earlier.