Fossil Microorganisms: Possible Presence in Precambrian Shield of Western Australia
- 17 April 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 144 (3616) , 290-292
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.144.3616.290
Abstract
A quartzite believed to be at least 2700 million years old contains pockets of minute red or yellow objects presumably composed of hematite and goethite, respectively. The size and morphology of the objects suggests that most of them may be the remains of microorganisms of at least two species.Keywords
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