Earliest record

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 sketch or study painting for mural.
Attribution: (c) Field Museum of Natural History
How we are licensing our collections data and images
Department(s)
  • Library
  • Photo Archives
  • Geology
Date: Circa 1928
Physical Size and Format: 8x10 in. b/w Interpositive
Citation: (c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/8c095015-372b-4311-86ae-29b7960b3b48 (accessed on 29 Oct 2021)
Media File URL: http://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/2005/782/CSGEO59024_A.jpg
CSGEO59024_A.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 sketch or study painting for mural.
IRN: 2005782
GUID: 8c095015-372b-4311-86ae-29b7960b3b48