Fossilized Endolithic Microorganisms in Pillow Lavas from the Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus
The last decade has revealed the igneous oceanic crust to host a more abundant and diverse biota than previously expected. These underexplored rock-hosted deep ecosystems dominated Earth’s biosphere prior to plants colonized land in the Ordovician, thus the fossil record of deep endoliths...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Geosciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/9/11/456 |