Topics such as how the universe, planets, the Earth were formed, and what is happening in the rest of the universe other than the environment we live in are among the topics that people always wonder about. One of these curious and interesting subjects is who lived in the billions of years of the Earth’s history, and what kind of life existed, especially in the early days of Earth’s history.
Every research and discovery made by scientists excites anyone who has a curiosity about human history. Pure carbon, the remains of ancient microorganisms called graphite, from times before the emergence of multicellular life, was found in a ruby formed in the earth’s crust exactly 2.5 billion years ago by geologists.
Evidence of ancient life may be:
Geologist Chris Yakymchuk at the University of Waterloo in Canada and his team found this graphite while investigating Greenland, where one of the world’s oldest known mineral deposits is located. Rubies formed under intense heat and pressure at the Earth’s tectonic borders are full of deep colors made up of the rare element chromium.
Yakymchuk stated that the graphite found in ruby is unique and it is the first time they have seen evidence of ancient life in ruby-containing rocks. ‘ he stated.