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09-27-2017, 05:23 PM
These Canadian Rocks May Contain the Oldest Known Traces of Life

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Researchers working at a sedimentary rock formation in northern Labrador, Canada, say they’ve uncovered evidence of primordial life in 3.95 billion-year-old rocks. The discovery, which is already drawing scrutiny and some skepticism, suggests that microbial life emerged relatively quickly after the formation of our planet.

https://gizmodo.com/these-canadian-rocks-may-contain-the-oldest-known-trace-1818842040