Origins of water, atmosphere, life
outline Age of the earth The Hadean Oldest rocks & water Early atmosphere & earliest fossils Oxygenated atmosphere and life
Ray Troll PHANEROZOIC
PRE- CAMBRIAN
SODA!
Hadean Archean Proterozoic Phanero
Hadean Hadean Archean Proterozoic Phanero
Hadean Hadean Archean Proterozoic Phanero
Hadean Hadean Archean Proterozoic Phanero
The Essential Elements
Oldest rocks ~4byo Mineral evidence from oceans: 4byo Hydrothermal activity No mountains Very little “land” LOTS of volcanoes Hadean Archean Proterozoic Phanero
Oldest rocks ~4byo Mineral evidence from oceans: 4byo Hydrothermal activity No mountains Very little “land” LOTS of volcanoes Hadean Archean Proterozoic Phanero
Prokaryotes (and Archaea) Hadean Archean Proterozoic Phanero
Entophysalis Hadean Archean Proterozoic Phanero
Hadean Archean Proterozoic Phanero
We love carbon dioxide! Hadean Archean Proterozoic Phanero
How do we know?
Hadean Archean Proterozoic Phanero
Hadean Archean Proterozoic Phanero
Hadean Archean Proterozoic Phanero
Summary Oceans formed early Early atmosphere was toxic (to us…) Early life photosynthesized and poisoned the atmosphere