The naked planet Earth: Most essential pre-requisite for the origin and evolution of life
Our blue planet Earth has long been regarded to carry full of nutrients for hosting life since the birth of the planet. Here we speculate the processes that led to the birth of early life on Earth and its aftermath, finally leading to the evolution of metazoans. We evaluate: (1) the source of nutrie...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-03-01
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Series: | Geoscience Frontiers |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987112001272 |