Early life on Earth : a practical guide / David Wacey
- Bib ID:
- 4762117
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Wacey, David
- Description:
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- [Dordrecht, the Netherlands] : Springer, c2009
- x, 274 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9781402093883
- 1402093888
- 9781402093890
- Series:
- Topics in geobiology ; v. 31.
- Full contents:
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- Setting the scene: Milestones in the search for early life on Earth
- pt. 1. Investigating life in early archean rocks
- 1. What can we expect to find in the earliest rock record?
- 2. The difficulties of decoding early life
- 3. Establishing the criteria for early life on Earth
- 4. Fulfilling the criteria for early life on Earth
- 5. Techniques for investigating early life on Earth
- pt. 2. An atlas of claims for early archean life
- 6. >3700Ma Isua Supracrustal Belt and Akilia Island, S.W. Greenland
- 7. ~3490Ma Dresser Formation, East Pilbara, Western Australia
- 8. ~3470Ma Mount Ada Basalt, East Pilbara, Western Australia
- 9. ~3460 Ma Apex Basalt, East Pilbara, Western Australia
- 10. ~3450 Ma, Hoogenoeg Formation, Barberton, South Africa
- 11. ~3450Ma, Panorama Formation, East Pilbara, Western Australia
- 12. ~3426-3350Ma, Strelley Pool Formation, East Pilbara, Western Australia
- 13. ~3416-3334Ma, Kromberg Formation, Barberton, South Africa
- 14. ~3350Ma, Euro Basalt, East Pilbara, Western Australia
- 15. ~3250 Ma, Fig Tree Group, Barberton, South Africa
- 16. ~3240 Ma, Kangaroo Caves Formation, East Pilbara, Western Australia
- 17. ~3200Ma, Moodies Group, Barberton, South Africa
- 18. ~3200Ma, Dixon Island Formation, Cleaverville Greenstone Belt, West Pilbara, Western Australia
- 19. ~3000Ma, Cleaverville Formation, Cleaverville Greenstone Belt, West Pilbara, Western Australia
- 20. ~3000Ma, Farrel Quartzite, East Pilbara, Western Australia
- 21. The imposters : younger biological contaminants and non-biological artefacts
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Geology, Stratigraphic -- Archaean
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
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