Figure 4.

A time line of metabolic innovations and events on Earth. The minimum time for oxygenic photosynthesis is constrained by the Great Oxidation Event (2.3 Ga) whereas the maximum time for the origin of life is constrained by the origin of Earth (4.5 Ga). Horizontal lines indicate credibility intervals, white boxes indicate minimum and maximum time constraints on the origin of a metabolism or event, and colored boxes indicate the presence of the metabolism or event.