old lakes,” Professor Saunders mineral phases such as quality of cell preservation. explained. phosphate and silica. It also showed provides the earliest evidence “The enabled nano-scale zones of that the clays were mostly for cells preserved in clay minerals, “It clay minerals to be attached to cell walls and extending the known range by nearly distinguished from major here provided the highest 500 million years, and challenges the
old lakes,” Professor Saunders explained. “It enabled nano-scale zones of clay minerals to be distinguished from major mineral phases such as phosphate and silica. It also showed that the clays were mostly attached to cell walls and here provided the highest quality of cell preservation. “The provides the earliest evidence for cells preserved in clay minerals, extending the known range by nearly 500 million years, and challenges the
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