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Biogenic Structures

Biogenic Structures is a type of sedimentary structure formed by the physical activities of organisms, such as burrowing, feeding, or movement, that modify the fabric and composition of depositional environments through bioturbation.

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2017–2026

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336

Self-Assembled Silica-Carbonate Structures and Detection of Ancient Microfossils

Juan Manuel Garcı́a-Ruiz, Stephen T. Hyde, Anna M. Carnerup et al. · Science · 2003 · 501 citations

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Early Life Recorded in Archean Pillow Lavas

Harald Furnes, Neil R. Banerjee, Karlis Muehlenbachs et al. · Science · 2004 · 354 citations

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Using Beaver Dams to Restore Incised Stream Ecosystems

Michael M. Pollock, Timothy J. Beechie, Joseph M. Wheaton et al. · BioScience · 2014 · 332 citations

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Composite ichnofabrics and tiering of burrows

R. G. Bromley, A. A. Ekdale · Geological Magazine · 1986 · 263 citations

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Archean Microfossils Showing Cell Division from the Swaziland System of South Africa

Andrew H. Knoll, Elso S. Barghoorn · Science · 1977 · 242 citations

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  1. LA
    Luís A. Buatois

    University of Saskatchewan, Canada

    7 publications · 431 citations

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  2. RW
    Robert W. Frey

    University of Georgia, United States

    6 publications · 364 citations

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  3. SG
    S. George Pemberton

    University of Alberta, Canada

    6 publications · 395 citations

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  4. MK
    Murray K. Gingras

    University of Alberta, Canada

    5 publications · 105 citations

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  5. JD
    James D. Howard

    Northwestern University, United States

    5 publications · 254 citations

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Institutions

515

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    15 h-index

    35 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    2.7K citations

  3. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    648 citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    7 h-index

    26 publications

    2K citations

  5. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    723 citations

  6. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    617 citations

  7. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    486 citations

  8. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    336 citations

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  1. Journal of Sedimentary Research

    JSR · 22 publications · 919 citations

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  2. Palaios

    18 publications · 551 citations

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  3. Science

    8 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. Astrobiology

    5 publications · 295 citations

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