2.5 billion year old microbial structures (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

2.5 billion year old microbial structures

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The black features within this thin slice of rock are 2.5-billion-year-old microbial structures. This study suggests that the organic matter preserved within this complex microbial community may have been produced by photosynthetic microorganisms. Download at https://bit.ly/4nwph2K

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Andrea Corpolongo

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