Scientists find evidence of lost world in 1.6 billion year old rock Full details

Life existed on Earth much earlier than we think. Australian researchers have discovered the ‘lost world’ of ancient creatures. It is estimated that they used to live under water in the Earth 1.6 billion years ago. Experts say this discovery could change the perspective about our early ancestors. Researchers believe that Protosterol Biota are our oldest known ancestors.

News from The Australian National University (ANU) release It has been reported that microscopic organisms called protosterol biota are part of a family of organisms called eukaryotes. Eukaryotes have a complex cellular structure that includes mitochondria, known as the ‘powerhouse’ of the cell. Whereas the nucleus works as a ‘control and information centre’.

This discovery is not the result of one or two years. Scientists worked hard for about 10 years. Their conclusion Published in Nature magazine. Researchers say that Protosterol biota may have been the first predators on Earth. According to him, the presence of this creature was present in large numbers in marine ecosystems around the world.

Researchers estimate that protosterol biota existed at least a billion years before any animals or plants emerged. Their molecular remains have been found in 1.6 billion year old rocks. According to NDTV report, Dr Benjamin Nettersheim, who has done his PhD from ANU, said that the molecular remains of protosterol biota found in 1.6 billion year old rocks appear to be the oldest remains of our own lineage.

Scientists have been searching for fossil evidence of early eukaryotes for a long time. Their fossils are quite rare, but scientists have finally reached them. Scientists have been able to know that protosterol biota must have been more complex and larger than bacteria, but what was their actual size is not yet known.