Francès Westall

Early Archean fossil bacteria and biofilms in hydrothermally-influenced sediments from the Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa

Francès Westall, Maarten J. de Wit, J. C. Dann et al. · Precambrian Research · 2001 · 345 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Microbiology +17

A Hydrothermal-Sedimentary Context for the Origin of Life

Francès Westall, Keyron Hickman‐Lewis, Nancy W. Hinman et al. · Astrobiology · 2018 · 182 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +17

The nature of fossil bacteria: A guide to the search for extraterrestrial life

Francès Westall · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1999 · 174 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Microbiology +17

The Simulated Silicification of Bacteria— New Clues to the Modes and Timing of Bacterial Preservation and Implications for the Search for Extraterrestrial Microfossils

J. Toporski, A. Steele, Francès Westall et al. · Astrobiology · 2002 · 143 citations

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Bacteriology +16

Polymeric substances and biofilms as biomarkers in terrestrial materials: Implications for extraterrestrial samples

Francès Westall, A. Steele, J. Toporski et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2000 · 133 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Geology, Microbiology +17