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Deep questions about the nature of early-life signals: a commentary on Lister (1673) 'A description of certain stones figured like plants'

机译：关于早期生命信号性质的深层疑问：对Lister（1673）的评论“某些像植物一样的石头的描述”

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In 1673, Martin Lister explored the preservation of 'St Cuthbert's beads' plus other fossil crinoid remains from approximately 350 Ma Carboniferous limestone in northern England. He used taphonomic evidence (transport, disarticulation, burial and cementation) to infer an origin as petrified plant remains, in contrast with his views expressed elsewhere that fossil mollusc shells could have formed abiogenically, by 'plastic forces' within rock. Lister also observed pentagonal symmetry, now seen as characteristic of living echinoderm skeletons. A postscript from John Ray supports Lister's 'taphonomic' observations and accepts the biogenicity of these fossil 'vegetables'. Ray then concluded with a prophecy, predicting the discovery of comparable living fossils in remote ocean waters. These early discussions compare with current debates about the character of candidate microfossils from the early Earth and Mars. Interesting biomorphs are now tested against the abiogenic null hypotheses, making use of features such as those pioneered by Lister, including evidence for geological context, rules for growth and taphonomy. Advanced techniques now allow us to extend this list of criteria to include the nanoscale mapping of biology-like behaviour patterns plus metabolic pathways. Whereas the science of palaeobiology once began with tests for biogenicity, the same is now true for geobiology and astrobiology. This commentary was written to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.
机译：1673年，马丁·李斯特（Martin Lister）探索了英格兰北部约350 Ma石炭系石灰岩中“圣卡斯伯特的珠子”及其他化石海百合遗骸的保存。他使用了完整的证据（运输，分离，埋葬和胶结）推断出石化植物遗体的起源，这与他在其他地方表达的观点有关，即化石软体动物壳可能是由岩石中的“塑性力”非自然地形成的。李斯特（Lister）还观察到五角形对称，现在被视为活棘皮动物骨骼的特征。约翰·雷（John Ray）的后记支持李斯特（Lister）的“恐怖论”观察，并接受了这些化石“菜”的生物起源。雷随后以预言作了总结，预测了在遥远的海洋水域中将发现类似的活化石。这些早期讨论与当前有关地球和火星早期候选微化石的特征的辩论进行了比较。现在，利用李斯特（Lister）率先提出的特征，对非生物原假设进行了有趣的生物形态测试，包括地质背景证据，生长规律和分类学。现在，先进的技术使我们能够扩展这一标准列表，以包括类似生物学行为模式的纳米级映射以及代谢途径。尽管古生物学的科学曾经从生物成因的测试开始，但是现在地球生物学和天体生物学也是如此。这篇评论是为庆祝《皇家学会哲学交易》发表350周年而写的。

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