Echoes of life : what fossil molecules reveal about earth history /

In 1936 a German chemist identified certain organic molecules in ancient rocks and oils as the fossil remains of chlorophyll, presumably from plants that had lived millions of years in the past. Many years later this insight was revisited and the term biomarker coined to describe fossil molecules wh...

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Main Authors:	Gaines, Susan M. (Author), Eglinton, G. (Geoffrey) (Author), Rullkötter, J. (Author)
Other Authors:	Rommerskirchen, Florian, 1974- (Illustrator)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Subjects:	Organic geochemistry. Biomolecules, Fossil. Géochimie organique. Biomolécules fossiles. Biomolecules, Fossil Organic geochemistry Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book