Micro- to nanoscale
Molecular, Mineralogical, Morphological and
isotopic identification of Micro and Macro-fossils

Publications

2019

Lepot K., Williford K. H., Philippot P., Thomazo C., Ushikubo T., Kitajima K., Mostefaoui S. and Valley J. W., 2019. Extreme 13C-depletions and organic sulfur content argue for S-fueled anaerobic methane oxidation in 2.72 Ga old stromatolites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 244, 522–547.

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2018

Javaux, E.J., Lepot, K., 2018. The Paleoproterozoic fossil record: Implications for the evolution of the biosphere during Earth's middle-age. Earth-Science Reviews, 176:68-86.

 

2017

Lepot, K., Addad, A., Knoll, A.H., Wang, J., Troadec, D., Béché, A. and Javaux, E., 2017. Iron minerals within specific microfossil morphospecies of the 1.88 Ga Gunflint Formation. Nature Communications, 14890.

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Fadel, A., Lepot, K, Busigny, V., Addad, A., Troadec, D., 2017. Iron mineralization and taphonomy of microfossils of the 2.45–2.21Ga Turee Creek Group, Western Australia. Precambrian Research, 298:530-551

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Lekele Baghekema, S.G., Lepot, K., Riboulleau, A., Fadel, A., Trentesaux, A., El Albani, A., 2017. Nanoscale analysis of preservation of ca. 2.1 Ga old Francevillian microfossils, Gabon. Precambrian Research, 301:1-18