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3.5-billion-year-old rock from Singhbhum may hold some of Earth's oldest microbial life

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Geological Survey of India
Source
Nature India, published
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ยท Approved by Sameer Gupta

A Geological Survey of India-led team found layered chert dated to about 3.497 billion years with carbon signatures consistent with an ancient microbial mat.

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Why this matters for Indian researchers

If confirmed, the Singhbhum Craton joins a handful of sites worldwide that record the earliest life on Earth, putting Indian geology at the centre of origin-of-life research.

Original report by Nature India, .

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