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What are microfossils made of?
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ilicon dioxide (SiO2∙H2O)
: diatoms, phytoliths, sponges, chrysophyte stomatocysts, radiolarians, silicoflagellates
C
alcium carbonate (CaCO3)
: sponges, foraminifera, coccolithophores, ostracods, fecal spherulites.
C
alcium oxalate crystals (CaC2O4∙H2O; CaOx)
: vascular plants and algae
O
rganic compounds:
Sporopollenin
: pollen and other plant spores
Hydrophobic proteins
: fungal spores
Amylose/Amylopectin
: starch granules
Chitin
: arthropod exoskeletons, fungi cell walls
Other types
: Feather barbules, hairs, parasites, insects
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