
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Allwood, Abigail 
A1  - Brown, Adrian 
T1  - Seeking the oldest evidence of life on Earth
JF  - Microbiology Australia
JO  - Microbiol. Aust.
Y1  - 2004
VL  - 25
IS  - 1
SP  - 8
EP  - 11
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/MA04108 
N2  - The search for the oldest evidence of terrestrial life is a search for answers to some of mankind?s oldest questions. But do we really have a chance of finding unequivocal fossils of the simple, soft bodied microorganisms that were the first inhabitants of this planet if we consider their lack of hard parts, their concealment from the naked eye, their simple morphologies, the timeframes and planetary processes since their formation (perhaps more than 3 billion years ago), and the rarity of suitable ancient rocks? 
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