From fossils to astrobiology records of life on Earth and the search for extraterrestrial biosignatures / [electronic resource] : edited by Joseph Seckbach and Maud Walsh. - [Dordrecht] : Springer, 2009. - xxxvi, 546 p. : ill. (some col.). - Cellular origin, life in extreme habitats and astrobiology ; v. 12 . - Cellular origin and life in extreme habitats and astrobiology ; v. 12. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

pt. 1. Fossils and fossilization -- pt. 2. Stromatolites, microbial mats, and biofilms -- pt. 3. Terrestrial microbes as analogs for life elsewhere in the universe -- pt. 4. Evolution and astrobiology -- pt. 5. Astronomical and cosmological considerations in astrobiology -- pt. 6. The search for evidence of life on Mars.


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Exobiology.
Paleontology.


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