Fossil Lipids for Life-Detection: A Case Study from the Early Earth Record
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Specific molecular fossils detected within host rocks on Earth have been used to suggest dates for the first emergence of particular groups of organisms or infer ancient diversity, but these claims must be caveated because the same lipid could be produced by other organisms yet to be identified.
“So specific molecular fossils detected within host rocks on Earth have been used to suggest dates for the first emergence of particular groups of organisms or infer the ancient diversity of organisms present in the local ecosystem (Eigenbrode, 2008). However, these claims must always be subject to the caveat that the same lipid could be produced by other organisms yet to be identified.”
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- Authors
- Eigenbrode, J. L.
- Affiliations
- Carnegie Institution for Science (US)
- Corresponding author
- Eigenbrode, Jennifer L.
- Venue
- Space Science Reviews
- Published
- 2007-09-25
- Volume
- 135
- Issue
- 1-4
- Pages
- 161-185
- ISSN
- 0038-6308 (ISSN-L)
- 1572-9672
- OpenAlex
- W2013703165
- Cited by
- 79
- References
- 199
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 3 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 3.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Space Science Reviews (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Pennsylvania State University
- NASA Astrobiology Institute
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Keywords
- molecular fossils, lipid biomarkers, biosignatures, Precambrian, early Earth, microorganisms, organic matter preservation, oxidative degradation, geochemical alteration, petroleum contamination, geobiology
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