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Preface: Atmospheric and oceanic oxygenation and evolution of early life on Earth: New contributions from China

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China

    Chao Li

  2. State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Nanjing, 210008, China

    Maoyan Zhu

  3. State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China

    Xuelei Chu

  4. State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Northwest University, Xian, 710069, China

    Xuelei Chu

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Li, C., Zhu, M. & Chu, X. Preface: Atmospheric and oceanic oxygenation and evolution of early life on Earth: New contributions from China. J. Earth Sci. 27, 167–169 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12583-016-0697-1

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