Life associated with a 2.76 Ga ephemeral pond?: Evidence from Mount Roe #2 paleosol

Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 483-486

  Rye, R ^a   Holland, H D ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric evolution; Late Archean; Methanotrophs; Paleosol; Terrestrial life

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LAKES; METHANE; ORGANIC CARBON; TEXTURES; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; GALLIUM;

ARCHEAN; ATMOSPHERIC EVOLUTION; METHANOTROPHS; PALEOSOL; TERRESTRIAL LIFE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; MOUNTINGS;

ARCHEAN; ATMOSPHERE; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PALEOSOL; BELEMNITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EPHEMERAL POOL; GLACIATION; METHANE; METHANOTROPHY; ORGANIC CARBON; RADIATIVE FORCING;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

BELEMNOIDEA;

EID: 0034431669     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)028<0483:lawage>2.3.co;2     Document Type: Article

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