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Micro-bioerosion in volcanic glass: extending the ichnofossil record to Archaean basaltic crust
Microbial bioerosion of volcanic glass produces conspicuous ichnofossils in oceanic crusts that are a valuable tracer of sub-surface microorganisms. Two morphologically distinct granular and tubular ichnofossi...
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Deciphering Fossil Evidence for the Origin of Life and the Origin of Animals
The origins of major biological groups contain a series of questions that engage all the natural sciences. Too often the different ‘origin’ case studies, such as the origins of animals and of life, are treated...
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Looking Through Windows onto the Earliest History of Life on Earth and Mars
We know that planet Earth is about 4.5 billion years old but what is less clear is when it first became home to life. Locating the first evidence for life on Earth is a question of considerable complexity and ...
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The Evolution of Life on Earth and in the Universe