Earliest traces of life (Pilbara stromatolites)
Primeras huellas de vida (estromatolitos de Pilbara)
- Date
- c. 3480 Ma · confidence medium
- Place
- Dresser Formation, Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia
- Credited to
- Natural event
- Field
- Life & health
What was discovered
The Pilbara stromatolites, layers of sediment trapped by microbial mats, are among the oldest and least disputed evidence of life.
Planetary event (F5), verified against sources on 25-09-2026.
What it led to
- Study of the origin of life