These microfossils may be 4.28 billion years old, which would make them the oldest forms of life on Earth http://cnn.it/2ls3LwK | CNN

This week’s #MaritimeMonday presents the research potential of microfossil inclusion in archaeological ceramics. Microfossils are the remains of microscopic organisms including bacteria, phytoplankton, and small-sized elements of macrobiota such as sponge spicules, in sizes ranging from 0.001–1.0 mm. Microfossils such as diatoms and dinoflagellates provide a valuable source of evidence in paleo-ecological, paleo-limnological, and paleo-environmental reconstructions, as well as in forensics. Furt