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Early Earth Early Earth Workshop Workshop Professor Michael Williams Professor Michael Williams Professor Lynn Margulis Department of Geosciences University of Massachusetts-Amherst EVOLUTION EVOLUTION on the pre- on the pre- Phanerozoic Phanerozoic Earth Earth

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Early Earth Early Earth WorkshopWorkshop

Professor Michael WilliamsProfessor Michael Williams

Professor Lynn MargulisDepartment of Geosciences

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

EVOLUTIONEVOLUTIONon the pre-on the pre-

Phanerozoic Phanerozoic

EarthEarth

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REVOLUTIONREVOLUTION inin

EVOLUTIONEVOLUTIONpre-pre-

Phanerozoic?Phanerozoic?

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EVERYTHING EVERYTHING HAPPENED!HAPPENED!

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GAIA, the living Earth from space GAIA, the living Earth from space

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JAMES JAMES LOVELOCKLOVELOCK

The hypothesisThe hypothesisand its extensionsand its extensions

Wm BucklandWm BucklandChas DARWINChas DARWINV.I.VernadskyV.I.Vernadsky

mention “some illustriouspredecessors”

Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson

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Darwinian time Darwinian time && Vernadskyian space Vernadskyian space

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Charles Darwin

1809-1888

Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky 1883-1945

Darwinian time & Vernadskyian spaceDarwinian time & Vernadskyian space

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reactive gases (oxygen, methane, CO2)

acidity (pH)

biomineralization, cloud condensation nuclei biomineralization, cloud condensation nuclei and oceanic rain, gaian mountains,and oceanic rain, gaian mountains,plate tectonics, WATER RETENTIONplate tectonics, WATER RETENTION

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EONSEONS

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3900-25003900-2500

2500-5412500-541

541-0541-0

ArcheanArchean

ProterozoicProterozoicPhanerozoicPhanerozoic

EONSEONS

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PLANET WATERPLANET WATER

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What evolves?What evolves?

Populations of individuals?Populations of individuals?

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1st1stnucleated nucleated

cellscells

1st1stnucleated nucleated

cellscells

ARCHEANARCHEAN PROTEROZOICPROTEROZOIC PHANEROZOICPHANEROZOICEONSEONS

oo

HADEANHADEAN

NOWNOW

firstfirstappearance appearance

in the in the

fossil recordfossil record

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EVOLUTIONEVOLUTIONcomponents of the processcomponents of the process

1.1. Population growth (“biotic potential”)Population growth (“biotic potential”)

2. Inherited changes2. Inherited changes

3. Natural selection3. Natural selection

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EVOLUTIONEVOLUTIONcomponents of the processcomponents of the process

1.1. Population growth (“biotic potential”)Population growth (“biotic potential”)

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2. Inherited changes2. Inherited changes

A process of innovationA process of innovation

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EVOLUTIONEVOLUTION

2. Inherited changes2. Inherited changes

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3. Natural selection3. Natural selection

A process of eliminationA process of elimination

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EVOLUTIONEVOLUTION

2. Inherited changes2. Inherited changes

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EVOLUTIONEVOLUTION

2. Inherited changes2. Inherited changes

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EVOLUTIONEVOLUTION

inheritance of inheritance of

“acquired “acquired characteristics” characteristics” ??

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INHERITED CHANGESINHERITED CHANGES

Random DNA mutationsRandom DNA mutationsChromosomal changesChromosomal changes

(karyotypic fission,(karyotypic fission,polyploidy)polyploidy)

Larval transfer (D.I. Williamson)Larval transfer (D.I. Williamson)

SYMBIOGENESISSYMBIOGENESIS

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EVOLUTIONEVOLUTION

no, no, SYMBIOGENESISYMBIOGENESISS

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EVOLUTIONEVOLUTION

inheritance of inheritance of

“acquired “acquired

genomesgenomes””

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Evolution ofEvolution of

chimaeraschimaeras

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Symbiogenesis/Symbionticism

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SymbiogenesisSymbiogenesisKozo-Polyanski

Wallin

1883-19691883-196911883-1969 1869-1910

1890-1957

Famintzyn

1845-1905

Mereschkhovski SymbionticismSymbionticism

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long term long term physical association physical association

between members between members ofofdifferent speciesdifferent species

new behaviors, organelles, new behaviors, organelles, tissues, organisms, species tissues, organisms, species

as consequence of symbiosesas consequence of symbioses

SYMBIOGENESISSYMBIOGENESIS

SYMBIOSISSYMBIOSIS

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SYMBIOSISSYMBIOSISoror

SYMBIOGENESISSYMBIOGENESIS??

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Elysia chloroticaElysia chlorotica

Vaucheria litoreaVaucheria litorea

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Translucent, hungry marine animalsTranslucent, hungry marine animals

acquire foreignacquire foreign (algal)(algal)

genomesgenomes

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they evolve to become they evolve to become new speciesnew species

photosyntheticphotosyntheticFLATWORMSFLATWORMS andand SLUGS!!SLUGS!!

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ElysiaElysia TridacnaTridacna

Placobranchus Placobranchus ocellatusocellatus

Convoluta roscoffensisConvoluta roscoffensis

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INDIVIDUALITYINDIVIDUALITYisis

COMPLEXCOMPLEX

(Mixotricha paradoxa)(Mixotricha paradoxa)

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650650

600600

550550

Varangerian Ice Age

(acritarchs)(acritarchs)

Precambrian/Cambrian boundary

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Last Eukaryotic Common Ancestor

L.E.C.A.

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““For Nature is a For Nature is a Stranger yet....”Stranger yet....”