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| author | Cartwright, Julyan H. E. Cockell, Charles S. Cosmidis, Julie G. Holler, Silvia Huertas, F. Javier Jordan, Sean F. Knoll, Pamela Kotopoulou, Electra Loron, Corentin C. McMahon, Sean Neubeck, Anna Pimentel, Carlos Sainz-Díaz, C. Ignacio Szymczak, Piotr |
| author_facet | Cartwright, Julyan H. E. Cockell, Charles S. Cosmidis, Julie G. Holler, Silvia Huertas, F. Javier Jordan, Sean F. Knoll, Pamela Kotopoulou, Electra Loron, Corentin C. McMahon, Sean Neubeck, Anna Pimentel, Carlos Sainz-Díaz, C. Ignacio Szymczak, Piotr |
| contents | Both abiotic self-organization and biological mechanisms have been put forward as the origin of a number of geological patterns. It is important to comprehend the formation mechanisms of such structures both to understand geological self-organization and in order to differentiate them from biological patterns -- fossils and bio-influenced structures -- seen in geological systems. Being able to distinguish the traces of biological activity from geological self-organization is fundamental both for understanding the origin of life on Earth and for the search for life beyond Earth. |
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| spellingShingle | Self-assembled versus biological pattern formation in geology Cartwright, Julyan H. E. Cockell, Charles S. Cosmidis, Julie G. Holler, Silvia Huertas, F. Javier Jordan, Sean F. Knoll, Pamela Kotopoulou, Electra Loron, Corentin C. McMahon, Sean Neubeck, Anna Pimentel, Carlos Sainz-Díaz, C. Ignacio Szymczak, Piotr Pattern Formation and Solitons Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Geophysics Populations and Evolution Both abiotic self-organization and biological mechanisms have been put forward as the origin of a number of geological patterns. It is important to comprehend the formation mechanisms of such structures both to understand geological self-organization and in order to differentiate them from biological patterns -- fossils and bio-influenced structures -- seen in geological systems. Being able to distinguish the traces of biological activity from geological self-organization is fundamental both for understanding the origin of life on Earth and for the search for life beyond Earth. |
| title | Self-assembled versus biological pattern formation in geology |
| topic | Pattern Formation and Solitons Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Geophysics Populations and Evolution |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.00323 |