Oldest Microfossils On Earth Found In Canada - Forbes


4/14/2022 12:00:00 AM3 yearsago
by David Bressan

New research published in Science Advances describes complex structures in rocks from Quebec, Canada, estimated to be between 3.75 and 4.28 billion years old, and of possible organic origin.

Iron-rich chert from the Nuvvuagittuq Supracrustal Belt, Québec, Canada. Likely the red coloration ... [+] was caused by microbial activity. Dominic Papineau New research published in Science Advan… [+2751 chars]

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