Late Archean molecular fossils from the Transvaal Supergroup record the antiquity of microbial diversity and aerobiosis

2008/12/26 by Jacob R. Waldbauer, Jacob Waldbauer, Laura S. Sherman +3 · 1 citation
Chemistry · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · #Archean #Carbonate #Chemistry #Cyanobacteria #Detritus #Geochemistry #Geologic record #Geological and Geophysical Studies #Geology #Greenstone belt #Hopanoids #Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis #Metallogeny #Microbial mat #Paleontology #Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils #Precambrian #Proterozoic #Pyrite #Sedimentary rock #Source rock #Sterane #Stromatolite #Structural basin #Taphonomy #Unconformity

paper · doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2008.10.011

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