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Microfossil Identification

Microfossil Identification is the systematic process of assigning taxonomic classifications to microscopic fossil specimens based on diagnostic morphological, compositional, or molecular characteristics, distinguishing it from broader fossil identification practices by its exclusive focus on microfossil taxa and their unique analytical techniques.

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286

Authors

154

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2017–2026

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Publications

80

Microfossils and possible microfossils from the early archean onverwacht group, Barberton mountain land, South Africa

Precambrian Research · 1992 · 295 citations

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Microfossil recognition in Archean rocks; an appraisal of spheroids and filaments from a 3500 m.y. old chert-barite unit at North Pole, Western Australia

Roger Buick · Palaios · 1990 · 273 citations

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Filamentous microfossils from the 3,500-Myr-old Onverwacht Group, Barberton Mountain Land, South Africa

Maud M. Walsh, Donald R. Lowe · Nature · 1985 · 196 citations

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Laboratory goals and considerations for multiple microfossil extraction in archaeology

James Coil, M. Alejandra Korstanje, Steven N. Archer et al. · Journal of Archaeological Science · 2003 · 180 citations

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Rapid, direct and non-destructive assessment of fossil organic matter via microRaman spectroscopy

Nicola Ferralis, E. D. Matys, Andrew H. Knoll et al. · Carbon · 2016 · 154 citations · Full text

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Authors

286

  1. AH
    Andrew H. Knoll

    Harvard University, United States

    3 publications · 332 citations

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  2. JW
    J. William Schopf

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    3 publications · 295 citations

    3

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  3. FG
    Feng Gao

    California Institute of Technology, United States

    2 publications · 71 citations

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  4. DJ
    David J. Bottjer

    University of Southern California, United States

    2 publications · 71 citations

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  5. YT
    Yosuke Taira

    Geological Survey of Japan, Japan

    2 publications · 53 citations

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Institutions

154

  1. Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology

    Nanjing, China

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    371 citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    424 citations

  3. Geological Institute

    Moscow, Russia

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    375 citations

  4. Louisiana State University

    Baton Rouge, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    715 citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    420 citations

  6. Northwest University

    Xi'an, China

    3 h-index

    13 publications

    228 citations

  7. China Geological Survey

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    130 citations

  8. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    84 citations

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Venues

  1. Precambrian Research

    13 publications · 970 citations

    12

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  2. Nature

    6 publications · 594 citations

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  3. Journal of Paleontology

    3 publications · 45 citations

    3

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  4. Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation

    2 publications · 80 citations

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  5. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

    2 publications · 48 citations

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