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Potentially Alive 830-Million-Year-Old Organisms Found Trapped in Ancient Rock; Used Transmitted-Light and UV Petrography to Identify the Halite Crystals and Included Fluids

Michelle Starr at Science Alert reports an incredible discovery has just revealed a potential new source for understanding life on ancient Earth.A team of geologists has just discovered tiny remnants of prokaryotic and algal life – trapped inside crystals of halite dating back to 830 million years ago.Halite is sodium chloride, also known as rock…

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