The criteria for the biogeneicity of microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) in Archean and younger, sandy deposits

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 173-180

  Noffke, Nora ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archean; biogeneicity; early life; microbial mats; MISS; siliciclastic; tidal flats

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; EARLY EARTH; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROFOSSIL; ORIGIN OF LIFE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; STROMATOLITE; TIDAL FLAT; TYPE SECTION;

EID: 55849150695     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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