Tracking the record of early life

Life may have been present on Earth from about 3.8 Ga or earlier. Based on a combination of geochemical, morphological and sedimentological evidence, the early biosphere included a wide diversity of prokaryotes exhibiting modern metabolisms that thrived in various marine and possibly terrestrial hab...

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Main Authors: Marshall Craig P., Javaux Emmanuelle J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rediris 2005-12-01
Series:Carnets de Géologie
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Online Access:http://paleopolis.rediris.es/cg/CG2005_M02/CG2005_M02_Abstract05.html