Fossil mimics may be more common in ancient rocks
than actual fossils. Abiotic objects that resemble microbes
are much hardier than their biological brethren
By Carolyn Gramling, Science News, February 1, 2021
[www.sciencenews.org]

The open access paper is:

Nims, C., Lafond, J., Alleon, J., Templeton, A.S. and
Cosmidis, J., 2021. Organic biomorphs may be better
preserved than microorganisms in early Earth sediments.
Geology, 49(6), pp.629-634.
[pubs.geoscienceworld.org]

Yours,

Paul H.

"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)