stromatolites
stromatolites
The most common Precambrian fossils are stromatolites. These are layered structures formed by the growth of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, in shallow water environments. Stromatolites are important in understanding early life on Earth.
The most common pre-Cambrian fossils were soft bodied animals that lived between 542 and 600 million years ago. These were called Ediacaran biota and Vendian biota.
Most rocks from that era are deeply buried.
20,000 b.c.
Stromatolites
The lack of hard parts in organisms during the Precambrian period is a factor that prevents us from finding fossils. The geological processes over time, including erosion and metamorphism, may have also destroyed many Precambrian fossils. Additionally, the scarcity of exposed Precambrian rocks due to tectonic activity can make it difficult to find these ancient fossils.
Precambrian is a geologic period that extends as back as 4.500 million years ago. Fossils are very rare from that period of time.
very little, there are stromatolites, domed mates of microscopic algae that are aged as precambrian. No other fossils in the precambrian
The lack of Precambrian fossils is mainly due to the soft-bodied nature of organisms during that time, which did not easily fossilize. Additionally, geological processes over billions of years have often destroyed or altered any existing Precambrian fossils.
Precambrian rocks contain relatively fewer fossils than rocks from different eras. This may be due to the fact that the rocks from this era were subject to a lot of heat and pressure, or were exposed to erosion.
Most rocks from that era are deeply buried.