Diskagma is a genus of problematic fossil recovered from a Paleoproterozoic paleosol in South Africa. It is significant as one of the oldest organisms considered likely to be a eukaryote, and it is counted among the earliest evidence for life having existed on land.
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Diskagma ("disc-like fragment") is a genus of problematic fossil from a Paleoproterozoic (2.2 billion years old) paleosol from South Africa, and significant as one of the oldest likely eukaryotes and some of the earliest evidence for life on land.
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Diskagma ("disc-like fragment") is a genus of problematic fossil from a Paleoproterozoic (2.2 billion years old) paleosol from South Africa, and significant as one of the oldest likely eukaryotes and some of the earliest evidence for life on land.
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Diskagma ("disc-like fragment") is a genus of problematic fossil from a Paleoproterozoic (2.2 billion years old) paleosol from South Africa, and significant as one of the oldest likely eukaryotes and some of the earliest evidence for life on land.
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