The Great Oxygenation Event Flashcards

The Great Oxygenation Event

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Claim

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Cyanobacteria perform photosynthesis that put large amounts of oxygen into the atmosphere.

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Evidence to support this event

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Banded iron formations – rust lines in rocks containing iron from 2.4 billion years ago when they were exposed to oxygen

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