Life in old lava.

• Autores: Christina Reed
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 299, Nº. 1, 2008, págs. 28-30
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article focuses on research into microfossils inside igneous rocks. It states that geobiologists Benjamin Eickmann and Joern Peckmann of Germany are investigating chemical fossils from sea floor basalt interiors from the Devonian period. It mentions that inside the basalt, tiny carbonate crystals were found, which was proof that the interior of the basalt formed gas bubbles that later filled with seawater, forming amygdules that would protect early microorganisms that left chemical fossils.