Date of great oxidation event
| Range | ~2.4 Billion years ago |
|---|---|
| Organism | Biosphere |
| Reference | Buick R. When did oxygenic photosynthesis evolve? Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2008 Aug 27 363(1504):2731-43. p.2737 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID18468984 |
| Comments | The timing of the Great Oxidation Event is best constrained by the disappearance of large non-mass dependent sulphur isotope fractionations. See Olivia P. Judson, The energy expansions of evolution, Nature ecology & evolution, 28 April 2017, p.2 left column bottom paragraph: "Between 2.45 and 2.32 Ga (ref. 46), significant quantities of oxygen began to accumulate in the air, an episode known as the Great Oxidation Event." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 107048 |