矿化控制信息生物标记的保存与软部位化石在深度时间相关的矿化控制
Madison Tripp1, Jasmina Wiemann2,3,4, Luke Brosnan1
1Western Australian Organic and Isotope Geochemistry Centre, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia.
Geobiology
|September 19, 2025
概括
早期的二氧化碳酸盐矿物质,而不是酸盐,优先保存化石中的脂质生物标志物. 这一发现强调了碳酸盐是寻找古代生命分子证据的关键地点.
科学领域:
- 古生物学和地化学.
- 有机地化学和化石保存.
- 在地质样本中的生物标志物分析.
背景情况:
- 基因矿化化石组织提供了重要的古生物学见解.
- 矿物沉和脂质生物标记物保存之间的联系尚不清楚.
- 罗石含有多样化的早期二代遗传矿物质,有可能在形态学上保护脂质.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究局部的基因基因矿物沉和脂质生物标记物保存之间的关系.
- 为了确定碳酸盐阶段的类固醇保存是否特定于某些化石遗址或一种可概括的模式.
主要方法:
- 飞行时间二次离子质谱 (ToF-SIMS) 空间复合物绘制碳素期合矿石的时间.
- 来自各种地点和时间段的有机丰富化石的拉曼光谱指纹.
- 在化石组织中对有机矿物质关联的分析.
主要成果:
- 一种C27的食固醇 (胆固醇) 被发现与铁碳酸盐相结合,而不是酸盐,在一个马森溪 coprolite.
- 谱学分析显示,在多个化石样本中,脂质生物标志物特征和碳酸盐矿物之间存在显著的正相关性.
- 这种模式适用于马森溪遗址的软部分化石以及在法内罗纪时间和空间的软部分化石.
结论:
- 早期的二氧化碳酸盐矿物质在固定和保护不稳定的脂质生物标志物免受降解方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 碳酸盐相是化石记录中基于脂质的生物信息保存的首选地点.
- 了解有机矿物质的关联是研究生物分子长期存活的新途径.
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