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Microbial Mediated Fossilization

Microbial Mediated Fossilization is a taphonomic process in which microbial activity directly facilitates the preservation of organic remains through mineralization, biofilm formation, or microenvironment modification, distinguishing it from abiotic or physically dominated fossilization pathways.

51

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3.3K

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208

Authors

122

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

51

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

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Microbial fossilization in carbonate sediments: a result of the bacterial surface involvement in dolomite precipitation

Y. van Lith, R. Warthmann, Crisógono Vásconcelos et al. · Sedimentology · 2003 · 250 citations

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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

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Embryo fossilization is a biological process mediated by microbial biofilms

Elizabeth C. Raff, Kaila L. Schollaert, David E. Nelson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2008 · 149 citations · Full text

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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

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Authors

208

  1. PC
    Philip C. J. Donoghue

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 290 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. KO
    Kurt O. Konhauser

    University of Alberta, Canada

    3 publications · 195 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. FW
    Francès Westall

    Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, France

    3 publications · 662 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. EC
    Elizabeth C. Raff

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    3 publications · 209 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. RA
    Rudolf A. Raff

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    3 publications · 209 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

122

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    20 publications

    787 citations

  2. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    1K citations

  3. Indiana University Bloomington

    Bloomington, United States

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire

    Orléans, France

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    253 citations

  5. Swedish Museum of Natural History

    Stockholm, Sweden

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    439 citations

  6. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    424 citations

  7. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    407 citations

  8. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    371 citations

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Venues

  1. Geology

    7 publications · 523 citations

    7

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  2. 3

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  3. Precambrian Research

    3 publications · 509 citations

    3

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  4. Sedimentary Geology

    2 publications · 58 citations

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    h-index

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