molecular fossil

molecular fossil
molecular fossil,
a molecule of organic material extracted from rocks other than the oldest known fossils, used to study the early evolution of life on earth: »

The exciting studies of…“molecular fossils,” have not, however, firmly established the biogenic nature of these substances (Science Journal).


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