Microorganisms from the Late Precambrian of Central Australia
Microorganisms from the Late Precambrian of Central Australia
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澳大利亚中部前寒武纪晚期的微生物
作者：
E. Barghoorn;J. Schopf
在澳大利亚中部前寒武纪上部的苦泉石灰岩的燧石相中发现了一组结构和有机保存良好的微生物，解释为绿色和蓝绿色藻类。这似乎是化石记录中已知最早出现的绿色藻类。这些生物是已知最古老的多细胞和单细胞化石，具有独特的组织学保存。
An assemblage of structurally and organically well preserved microorganisms, interpreted as both green and blue-green algae, has been found in chert facies of the Bitter Springs limestone from the upper Precambrian of central Australia. This appears to be the earliest known occurrence of green algae in the fossil record. These organisms are among the oldest known multicellular and unicellular fossils exhibiting distinct histological preservation.