Are Stromatolites Reliable Biosignatures?
Abstract
On the one hand, there is no doubt that some (perhaps most) stromatolites on Earth were formed with biologic influence. On the other, recent work has suggested that stromatolite-like structures have formed without biologic input.
- Publication:
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Astrobiology Science Conference 2010: Evolution and Life: Surviving Catastrophes and Extremes on Earth and Beyond
- Pub Date:
- April 2010
- Bibcode:
- 2010LPICo1538.5499C