Loch fossils show life harnessed sun and sex early on
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 14:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Remote lochs along the west coast of Scotland are turning up new evidence about the origins of life on land. A team of scientists exploring rocks around Loch Torridon have discovered the remarkably preserved remains of organisms that once lived on the bottom of ancient lake beds as long as a billion (1000 million) years ago.