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The entire scenario of the birth of life is illustrated schematically here in the figure titled “Evolutionary Phylogenetic Tree of the Earth’s Light Elements.” It shows the process of the Darwinian evolution of molecules from their appearance on the Earth to the present biodiversity via the birth of life. The outline of a scenario of the spectacular drama, The Birth of Life, is also described.
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Nakazawa, H. (2018). Summary: The Evolutionary Phylogenetic Tree of the Earth’s Light Elements. In: Darwinian Evolution of Molecules. Advances in Geological Science. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8724-0_8
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