Wednesday 28 December 2011

Weird Fossils Show Ancient Organism Reproducing

... is a good word for these phosphorite fossils.

I've been watching the reports for something like 8 years now. It did seem a bit peculiar that such a high proportion of the organisms would be caught dividing in a rock type that seemed to be the product of more-or-less continuous deposition. But then again, if they're Thiomargarita-like nektonic protozoa in mid-division, mid-water... well that's pretty weird too.

But a fascinating report, again, from these significant fossils. The very fact that they repe

Source: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotScience/~3/2JxtBGat6YM/weird-fossils-show-ancient-organism-reproducing

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