Evidence for life on Earth before 3,800 million years ago

1996/11/07 by S. J. Mojzsis, Gustaf Arrhenius, G. Arrhenius +6 · 1,021 citations
Chemistry · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Abiogenesis #Apatite #Astrobiology #Banded iron formation #Biology #Chemistry #Chondrite #Earth (classical element) #Earth science #Geochemistry #Geologic record #Geology #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Isotope Analysis in Ecology #Isotopes of carbon #Metamorphism #Meteorite #Paleontology #Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils #Precambrian #Total organic carbon #myr

paper · doi:10.1038/384055a0

published in Nature 384(6604), 55-59 (Springer Science and Business Media LLC)

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