Iron minerals within specific microfossil morphospecies of the 1.88 Ga Gunflint Formation

Fossil microorganisms older than 1.7 billion years are challenging to interpret due to their size, simple shapes, and alteration. Here, in 1.88 billion year old microfossils, the authors show a pattern of cellular preservation and internal iron nanominerals consistent with oxygenic photosynthetic ba...

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Autores principales: Kevin Lepot, Ahmed Addad, Andrew H. Knoll, Jian Wang, David Troadec, Armand Béché, Emmanuelle J. Javaux
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Sumario:Fossil microorganisms older than 1.7 billion years are challenging to interpret due to their size, simple shapes, and alteration. Here, in 1.88 billion year old microfossils, the authors show a pattern of cellular preservation and internal iron nanominerals consistent with oxygenic photosynthetic bacteria.