Planetary habitability: lessons learned from terrestrial analogues

LJ Preston, LR Dartnell - International Journal of Astrobiology, 2014 - cambridge.org
Terrestrial analogue studies underpin almost all planetary missions and their use is
essential in the exploration of our Solar system and in assessing the habitability of other …

[HTML][HTML] The fossil record of igneous rock

M Ivarsson, H Drake, A Neubeck, T Sallstedt… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
A growing awareness of life in deep igneous crust expands our appreciation for life's
distribution in the upper geosphere through time and space, and extends the known …

From black-and-white to colour in the Silurian

A Ferretti, B Cavalazzi, R Barbieri, F Westall… - Palaeogeography …, 2012 - Elsevier
Ironstones and iron-rich limestones regularly occur as components of time-specific intervals
of the Palaeozoic as well as in younger times (Brett et al., 2012--this issue). Silurian …

Most ancient evidence for life in the Barberton greenstone belt: Microbial mats and biofabrics of the∼ 3.47 Ga Middle Marker horizon

K Hickman-Lewis, B Cavalazzi, F Foucher… - Precambrian …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Middle Marker–horizon H1 of the Hooggenoeg Formation–is the oldest
sedimentary horizon in the Barberton greenstone belt and one of the oldest sedimentary …

Ancient hydrocarbon seeps of the world

K Hryniewicz - Ancient hydrocarbon seeps, 2022 - Springer
This chapter summarizes information about ancient hydrocarbon seeps from around the
world. The information is organized into two tables, one comprising both Americas and …

Fold interference pattern in thick-skinned tectonics; a case study from the external Variscan belt of Eastern Anti-Atlas, Morocco

L Baidder, A Michard, A Soulaimani, A Fekkak… - Journal of African Earth …, 2016 - Elsevier
Conflicting views are expressed in literature concerning fold interference patterns in thick-
skinned tectonic context (eg Central Anti-Atlas and Rocky Mountains-Colorado areas). Such …

Shallow-marine dysoxia across the Permian–Triassic boundary: evidence from pyrite framboids in the microbialite in South China

W Liao, Y Wang, S Kershaw, Z Weng, H Yang - Sedimentary Geology, 2010 - Elsevier
The end-Permian mass extinction resulted in the collapse of reef ecosystems and the
subsequent formation of microbialites in shallow carbonate platforms in South China. Large …

Tracing the composition and origin of fluids at an ancient hydrocarbon seep (Hollard Mound, Middle Devonian, Morocco): a Nd, REE and stable isotope study

M Jakubowicz, J Dopieralska, Z Belka - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2015 - Elsevier
For the first time, Nd isotope signatures combined with rare earth element (REE)
concentrations were used in investigations of ancient seep carbonates. The study was …

Suppressed competitive exclusion enabled the proliferation of Permian/Triassic boundary microbialites

WJ Foster, K Heindel, S Richoz, J Gliwa… - The depositional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
During the earliest Triassic microbial mats flourished in the photic zones of marginal seas,
generating widespread microbialites. It has been suggested that anoxic conditions in …

Skeletal vs microbialite geobiological role in bioconstructions of confined marine environments

A Guido, A Rosso, R Sanfilippo, D Miriello… - Palaeogeography …, 2022 - Elsevier
The dark and confined conditions of submarine caves allow the development of cryptic
bioconstructions. They have been named “biostalactites” due to their distinctive growth from …