Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The credibility of microfossils in the provided case and the criteria to define a microfossil.

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The remains of bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals constitute microfossils. They are an important group of all fossils as they are useful in age-dating,if there is gas or oil in the area, and in determining general geology. Their size lies between 0.001 millimeters (mm) to 1mm.

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