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A microfossil is a fossil that is generally between 0.001 mm and 1 mm in size, [2] the visual study of which requires the use of light or electron microscopy. A fossil which can be studied with the naked eye or low-powered magnification, such as a hand lens, is referred to as a macrofossil .
Fusulinid from the Plattsmouth Chert, Red Oak, Iowa ().Micropaleontology can be roughly divided into four areas of study on the basis of microfossil composition: (a) calcareous, as in coccoliths and foraminifera, (b) phosphatic, as in the study of some vertebrates, (c) siliceous, as in diatoms and radiolaria, or (d) organic, as in the pollen and spores studied in palynology.
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Microfossils found in chert extend the Barberton microfossil record back to 3.5 billion years. All three types of microfossil morphologies are found in cherts. Chert can have a variety of colours, but microfossils are typically found in black cherts, as the dark color can indicate organic material. [1]
Since the original discovery, studies have documented plenty of microfossil and geochemical evidence showing that life covered the continents as far back as 2.2 billion years ago. While most paleobiologists now accept the idea that simple life forms existed on land during the Precambrian, few accept that multicellular life thrived on land more ...
Acritarchs were originally defined as non-acid soluble (i.e. non-carbonate, non-siliceous) organic-walled microfossils consisting of a central cavity, and whose biological affinities cannot be determined with certainty.
Large ornamented Ediacaran microfossils are microscopic acritarchs, usually over 100 μm in diameter, which are common in sediments of the Ediacaran period, 1] They largely disappear from the Ediacaran period fossil record before , roughly coeval with the origin of the Ediacara biota.