- Abstract:
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Structures resembling cyanobacterial microfossils from the ca. 3465 Ma old Apex chert of the Warrawoona Group in Western Australia have until recently been accepted as providing the oldest morphological evidence for life on Earth, and have been taken to support an early beginning for oxygen-releasing photosynthesis. Eleven species of filamentous prokaryote, principally distinguished by shape and geometry, have been put forward as meeting the criteria required of authentic Archaean microfossil...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Journal:
- PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH
- Volume:
- 140
- Issue:
- 1-2
- Pages:
- 55-102
- Publication date:
- 2005-10-21
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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0301-9268
- URN:
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uuid:6b0ac133-7a0f-4ebe-b8d0-296d76615f7d
- Source identifiers:
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82628
- Local pid:
- pubs:82628
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Copyright date:
- 2005
Journal article
Critical testing of earth's oldest putative fossil assemblage from the similar to 3.5 Ga Apex Chert, Chinaman Creek, western Australia
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