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Using ancient microbes to date geological formations

Project: Research project

Project Details

Description

Ancient microbes have been unequivocally identified from halite from Precambrian to Holocene, but the cells are genetically modern, and the dating is beyond known mechanisms of dormancy. We are interested in finding these organisms in fossils.

Key findings

Halophilic bacteria have been found in dinosaur fossils.
Short titleAncient microbes
StatusActive
Effective start/end date2/5/26 → …