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The rise of atmospheric oxygen

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  • Lee R. Kump

    (Pennsylvania State University, 535 Deike Building, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.)

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Clues from ancient rocks are helping to produce a coherent picture of how Earth's atmosphere changed from one that was almost devoid of oxygen to one that is one-fifth oxygen.

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  • Lee R. Kump, 2008. "The rise of atmospheric oxygen," Nature, Nature, vol. 451(7176), pages 277-278, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:451:y:2008:i:7176:d:10.1038_nature06587
    DOI: 10.1038/nature06587
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