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The Formation and Preservation of Synechococcus elongatus Cell Molds in Simulated Silica Sinter: Implications for the Identification of Microfossils

François Orange Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Stefan V. Lalonde UMR 6538 Domaines Océaniques, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, Place Nicolas Copernic, Plouzané, France
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Kurt O. Konhauser Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Pages 327-336 | Received 01 Jan 2012, Accepted 01 Apr 2012, Published online: 08 Feb 2013

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Ashley Manning-Berg, R. Wood, Kenneth Williford, Andrew Czaja & Linda Kah. (2019) The Taphonomy of Proterozoic Microbial Mats and Implications for Early Diagenetic Silicification. Geosciences 9:1, pages 40.
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R. S. Shapiro & K. O. Konhauser. (2015) Hematite-coated microfossils: primary ecological fingerprint or taphonomic oddity of the Paleoproterozoic?. Geobiology 13:3, pages 209-224.
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