Carbonaceous — is the defining attribute of a substance rich in carbon. Particularly, carbonaceous hydrocarbons are very unsaturated, high molecular weight hydrocarbons, having an elevated carbon:hydrogen ratio. See also *Carbonaceous chondrite *Carbonaceous… … Wikipedia
Cambrian — For other uses, see Cambrian (disambiguation). Cambrian Period 542–488.3 million years ago … Wikipedia
Fossil — For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). Three small ammonite fossils, each approximately 1.5 cm across … Wikipedia
Paleobotany — Paleobotany, also spelled as palaeobotany (from the Greek words paleon = old and botany , study of plants), is the branch of paleontology or paleobiology dealing with the recovery and identification of plant remains from geological contexts, and… … Wikipedia
Nimbia — Temporal range: Cryogenian Cambrian Scientific classification Kingdom: incertae sedis Genus: Nimbia Species … Wikipedia
Doushantuo type preservation — The preservational mode of the Doushantuo formation involves very early phosphatisation on a cellular level with cells being replaced by phosphate before they degrade.[1] Contents 1 Occurrence 2 What is preserved 3 … Wikipedia
Impact event — Artist s impression of a major impact event. The collision between Earth and an asteroid a few kilometers in diameter may release as much energy as several million nuclear weapons detonating simultaneously. An impact event is the collision of a… … Wikipedia
Geology of Tasmania — Tasmania has a varied geological history, with the world s biggest exposure of diabase, or dolerite. Rocks from the Neoproterozoic, Paleozoic and Mesozoic time periods appear. It is one of the few southern hemisphere areas glaciated during the… … Wikipedia
The Great Daylight 1972 Fireball — (or US19720810) is an Earth grazing meteoroid which passed within 57 kilometres of the surface of the Earth at 20:29 UTC on August 10 1972. It entered the Earth s atmosphere in daylight over Utah, United States (14:30 local time) and passed… … Wikipedia
Extraterrestrial life — For fiction, see Extraterrestrials in fiction. For other uses, see Alien (disambiguation). A 1967 Soviet Union 16 kopeks postage stamp, depicting a satellite from an imagined extraterrestrial civilization … Wikipedia