#Microfossils may be evidence #life began ‘very quickly’ after #Earth formed | #Fossils | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/apr/13/microfossils-may-be-evidence-life-began-very-quickly-after-earth-formed

#Science #Biology #Evolution #OriginOfLife #Palaeontology

#paleobiology #astrobiology #archaea An article published in the journal "Science Advances" reports the discovery of #microfossils of the oldest known methanogenic #microorganisms, with an estimated age of 3.42 billion years.
https://english.netmassimo.com/2021/07/16/fossils-of-methanogenic-microorganisms-from-3-42-billion-years-ago-have-been-discovered/