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Submarine hydrothermal environments as sites for the origin and evolution of lifeThat life formed and evolved in hydrothermal environments is proposed. This hypothesis is plausible in terms of the tectonic, paleontological, and degassing history of the Earth. Submarine hydrothermal vents are the only contemporary geological environment which may truly be called primeval and which today continue to be a major source of gases and dissolved elements to the ocean. The microbial assemblages in present day hydrothermal systems therefore could be living analogues of the earliest microbial communities to develop on Earth. The evidence for the hypothesis is reviewed.
Document ID
19850024761
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Hoffman, S.
(Oregon State Univ. Corvallis, OR, United States)
Baross, J.
(Oregon State Univ. Corvallis, OR, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst. Workshop on the Early Earth: The Interval from Accretion to the Older Archean
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
85N33074
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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