Microfossils of N.majensis (IMAGE)

University of Liège

Microfossils of N.majensis

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Image of Navifusa majensis, a microfossil from the McDermott Formation in Australia. This 1.75 billion-year-old microfossil contains thylakoids, which identify it as a cyanobacterium. 

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Emmanuelle Javaux

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