Stromatolites 3,400–3,500 Myr old from the North Pole area, Western Australia

Walter, M. R.; Buick, R.; Dunlop, J. S. R.

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Stromatolites 3,400–3,500 Myr old from the North Pole area, Western Australia

Walter, M. R., Buick, R., Dunlop, J. S. R.·1980·Nature

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Ancient stromatolites date back to about 3.45 Ga.
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Authors: Walter, M. R., Buick, R., & Dunlop, J. S. R.
Affiliations: University of California, Los Angeles (US)
The University of Western Australia (AU)
ORCID: Buick, R.
Venue: Nature
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1980-04
Volume: 284
Issue: 5755
Pages: 443-445
ISSN: 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/284443a0
OpenAlex: W1980381656
Cited by: 508
References: 29
Citations by year: 2026: 13 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 23 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 16 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 12
FWCI: 31.75
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Nature (publishedVersion)
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 › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Keywords: stromatolites, Archean, early life, microbial mats, Pilbara Block, Precambrian, origin of life

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