Day 1, April 14 - Posters
Title
Experimental decomposition of modern algae to understand ancient patterns in microbial preservation
Start Date
14-4-2020 1:00 PM
End Date
14-4-2020 3:00 PM
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Abstract
Early life on Earth is recorded as various microbial morphologies in sedimentary rocks. Here, we aim to identify potential differential preservation of multiple analogous microbial taxa during decay based on the presence or absence of a sheath.
Date
April 2020
Document Type
posters
Language
English
Rights
http://rightsstatement.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
Archer, Hannah, "Experimental decomposition of modern algae to understand ancient patterns in microbial preservation". ReSEARCH Dialogues Conference proceedings. https://scholar.utc.edu/research-dialogues/2020/day1_posters/96.
Experimental decomposition of modern algae to understand ancient patterns in microbial preservation
Early life on Earth is recorded as various microbial morphologies in sedimentary rocks. Here, we aim to identify potential differential preservation of multiple analogous microbial taxa during decay based on the presence or absence of a sheath.