Biogenic Origin For Earth's Oldest Putative Microfossils
Published by Moontanman
07-02-2009
Biogenic Origin For Earth's Oldest Putative Microfossils
ScienceDaily (July 2, 2009) — Microbes and bacteria were the first living organisms on Earth, and they can be preserved in Archean silica-rich rocks. One such outcrop from western Australia, dated to 3.5 billion years ago, may hold the oldest "microfossils."
