TY - CHAP
T1 - Silica-carbonate biomorphs and their Implications for Identification of Microfossils
AU - Carnerup, Anna
AU - Hyde, Stephen
AU - Larsson, Ankie
AU - Christy, Andrew
AU - Garcia-Ruiz, Juan
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The possibility of pseudofossils is a well-known obstacle to the identification of fossilized microorganisms (Cloud, 1973; Westall, 1999) and distinguishing abiotic from biotic origins is still a hotly debated topic (Dalton 2002; Schopf et al., 2002; Brasier et al., 2002). Here we report silica-carbonate aggregates, so-called ‘biomorphs’ that mimic—both morphologically and chemically-primitive microfossils.
AB - The possibility of pseudofossils is a well-known obstacle to the identification of fossilized microorganisms (Cloud, 1973; Westall, 1999) and distinguishing abiotic from biotic origins is still a hotly debated topic (Dalton 2002; Schopf et al., 2002; Brasier et al., 2002). Here we report silica-carbonate aggregates, so-called ‘biomorphs’ that mimic—both morphologically and chemically-primitive microfossils.
UR - https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-007-1003-0_46
UR - https://www.springer.com/series/5775
U2 - 10.1007/978-94-007-1003-0_46
DO - 10.1007/978-94-007-1003-0_46
M3 - Chapter
SN - 1402023715
VL - 0
T3 - Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology
SP - 221
EP - 2222
BT - Life in the Universe
A2 - null, Seckbach J
A2 - Chela-Flores, Julian
A2 - Owen, Tobias
A2 - Raulin, Francois
PB - Springer Link
CY - Boston
ER -