Ancient macrofossils unearthed in West Africa

Two-billion-year-old fossils could indicate steps towards multicellularity.

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Maxmen, A. Ancient macrofossils unearthed in West Africa. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.323