Earliest Records of Earth Life

Description: Earliest Records of Earth Life found in Proterozoic era deposited sediments one and one half billion years ago. Fossils are believed to be lime secretions of minute single celled plants, similar to some of the algae that live in hot springs today. Pre-cambrian or precambrian; Charles Knight painting or mural installed circa 1928.
Attribution: (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
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Department(s)
  • Library
  • Photo Archives
  • Geology
Date: Circa 1929
Physical Size and Format: 11x14 in. b/w negative
Citation: (c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/00b99fb2-89e8-4cd2-9b13-39debb837c89 (accessed on 10 Jul 2024)
Media File URL: http://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/526/602/CSGEO63043.jpg
Associated Catalog Number(s)
  • GE 556
Associated Specimen(s)
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CSGEO63043.jpg
Earliest Records of Earth Life found in Proterozoic era deposited sediments one and one half billion years ago. Fossils are believed to be lime secretions of minute single celled plants, similar to some of the algae that live in hot springs today. Pre-cambrian or precambrian; Charles Knight painting or mural installed circa 1928.
IRN: 526602
GUID: 00b99fb2-89e8-4cd2-9b13-39debb837c89