Tara A. Mahendrarajah

Jul 11, 2024 | nature.com | Sandra Alvarez-Carretero |Tara A. Mahendrarajah |Nina Dombrowski |Lénárd L. Szánthó |Xi Chen |Nick Lane | +6 more

AbstractThe nature of the last universal common ancestor (LUCA), its age and its impact on the Earth system have been the subject of vigorous debate across diverse disciplines, often based on disparate data and methods. Age estimates for LUCA are usually based on the fossil record, varying with every reinterpretation.