Beschreibung
InhaltsangabePreface Contributors Dedication to John F. Lindsay Introduction; Miryam Glikson and Suzanne D. Golding Part I: Submarine hot springs and venting environments - cradle of life Earliest seafloor hydrothermal systems on Earth: Comparison with modern analogues; Suzanne D. Golding et al Archean hydrothermal systems in the Barberton Greenstone Belt and their significance as a habitat for early life; Axel HofmannBirth of biomolecules from the warm wet sheets of clays near spreading centres; Lynda.B. Williams et alPart II: Evidence and record of earliest life on EarthTowards a null hypothesis for stromatolites; Martin D. BrasierTrace element geochemistry as a tool for interpreting microbialites; Gregory E. Webb and Balz S. KamberA modern perspective on ancient life: microbial mats in sandy marine settings from the Archean Era to today; Nora NoffkeEarly life record from nitrogen isotopes; Daniele L. Pinti and Ko HashizumePart III: Distinguishing biological from abiotically synthesized organic matter in the early archeanIntegration of observational and analytical methodologies to characterize organic matter in early Archean rocks: distinguishing biological from abiotically synthesized carbonaceous matter structures; Miryam Glikson et alBugs or gunk? Nanoscale methods for assessing the biogenicity of ancient microfossils and organic matter; Bradley T. De Gregorio et alWhat can carbon isotopes tell us about sources of reduced carbon in rocks from the early Earth; Thomas M. McCollomIndex
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface Contributors Dedication to John F. Lindsay Introduction; Miryam Glikson and Suzanne D. Golding Part I: Submarine hot springs and venting environments - cradle of life Earliest seafloor hydrothermal systems on Earth: Comparison with modern analogues; Suzanne D. Golding et al Archean hydrothermal systems in the Barberton Greenstone Belt and their significance as a habitat for early life; Axel Hofmann Birth of biomolecules from the warm wet sheets of clays near spreading centres; Lynda.B. Williams et al Part II: Evidence and record of earliest life on Earth Towards a null hypothesis for stromatolites; Martin D. Brasier Trace element geochemistry as a tool for interpreting microbialites; Gregory E. Webb and Balz S. Kamber A modern perspective on ancient life: microbial mats in sandy marine settings from the Archean Era to today; Nora Noffke Early life record from nitrogen isotopes; Daniele L. Pinti and Ko Hashizume Part III: Distinguishing biological from abiotically synthesized organic matter in the early archean Integration of observational and analytical methodologies to characterize organic matter in early Archean rocks: distinguishing biological from abiotically synthesized carbonaceous matter structures; Miryam Glikson et al Bugs or gunk? Nanoscale methods for assessing the biogenicity of ancient microfossils and organic matter; Bradley T. De Gregorio et al What can carbon isotopes tell us about sources of reduced carbon in rocks from the early Earth; Thomas M. McCollom Index
