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Events for September 21, 2023
Evening Lecture: Stromatolites: Making Mountains out of Microbes – Prof Ian Fairchild
For most of Earth history the only macroscopic evidence of life are the intricately layered rocks called stromatolites. Like trace fossils they record an interaction between organisms and sedimentary processes. The key players are the cyanobacteria, formerly known as blue-green algae, which played a vital role in oxygenating the Earth through their photosynthesis. Build-up of ...