The Rhynie chert, a fossil-rich deposit in Scotland where P. taiti was found, offers a unique window into ancient ecosystems. It preserves a snapshot of early land life from 407 million years ago, ...

More than 20 years ago, microscopic structures uncovered in the roughly 3.5-billion-year-old Apex Chert formation in western Australia were described as the oldest microbial fossils.

The spectacular fossil ecosystem near the Aberdeenshire village of Rhynie was discovered in 1912, mineralised and encased by chert -- hard rock composed of silica.Known as the Rhynie chert, it ...

The spectacular fossil ecosystem near the Aberdeenshire village of Rhynie was discovered in 1912, mineralised and encased by chert – hard rock composed of silica.Known as the Rhynie chert, it ...

Thin slice of the 407 million-year-old Rhynie chert mounted on a glass slide showing the amazing preservation of fossil plants preserved within. Specimen number 4178 in the palaeobotanical ...

The rock from the Apex Chert in which the fossils were found J. William Schopf In 1982, UCLA scientist J. William Schopf collected samples from the Apex Chert in Western Australia—a rare ...