“Microfossils” found in Nuvvuagittuq greenstone (University College London)
Scientists have unearthed “microfossils” believed to be at least 3.77 billion years old, which would make it the oldest evidence of life on Earth.
The discovery in the Nuvvuagittuq greenstone belt in Quebec, Canada—a rocky area that used to be the bottom of the ocean—pushes back the estimated origin life by at least a quarter of a billion years.
The fossilized microbes could date as far as back as 4.28 billion years, relatively close to the formation of the Earth itself, according to the study, which was excerpted by Futurism.
The findings were first published in the journal Nature. For more on the study, watch the video below.
—RealClearLife
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