Life On Mars? Earth's Oldest Fossil Could Point To Life On The Red Planet (VIDEO)

A team of scientists believe they have uncovered the fossilized remains of the earliest life on earth.

Fossilized, single-celled organisms were discovered in Australia, and are thought to be 3.4 billion years old.

Some believe that the organisms could have also lived on Mars, as at the time when they lived there was very little oxygen on earth, and Mars was known to have had both the water and sulphur necessary to sustain the life forms.

Comments

[Paul Junior]

09:32 PM on 08/23/2011

IF man "evolved" from monkeys... through MANY stages of physical and mental genetic changes over many years... WHY then are there not REAL evidences of ALL, or MOST, of these different and distinct changes running around in the world??? "Scientists" only present a few minor variations of bone structure in VERY FEW specimens that they have "discovered"... and PIECED TOGETHER!!! No REAL LIVING EVIDENCE!!! Oh, please do not cite your degenerate brother-in-law or your last "neanderthal" date:) There is, however, a world of "evidence" of God's beautiful creation that works well in perfect harmony:) Even atheists are in disagreement with each other. Did we "evolve" from an amoeba... which would, by the way, have had to have ALL the DNA that is evident in ALL creatures living today!!!... or did we come from another planet. Oh, and the "big bang" theory. Like setting off a bomb in a scrap pile and out flies a 747 jet aircraft...!!!:)

[echolsbooks]

09:50 PM on 08/23/2011

it's called the human genome project and yep....all life on this planet has DNA. ALL.

Here is a copula vids for you to enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfZFsXfCy6s&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSxgnu3Hww8&feature=relmfu

[Paul Junior]

10:22 PM on 08/23/2011

Somehow, without being disrespectful, you seem to have a disconnect in communication:( You are misreading... or misunderstanding basic statements I've made... and obviously other info as well. You are certainly not addressing my assertions. ONE of my comments... relating to ALL life coming from a "one celled animal"... suggests that IF that were true... then THAT ONE CELL would have to have contained ALL THE DNA THAT IS FOUND COLLECTIVELY IN EVERY ORGANISM THAT IS LIVING TODAY!!! That would be a real stretch... considering an evolutionist's or atheist's claim that it was a "primitive" life form!!!:) I'm afraid your videos bear a striking resemblance to the "Twilight Zone" and works by the evolutionists' and atheists' "Chief Scientist" of choice... Steven Spielberg:)

[grant06]

06:58 PM on 08/23/2011

This is a fantastic discovery with amazing implications. If the fossils of these single cell creatures are really 3.6 billion years old, that means that life formed on earth very, very, early in the plane'ts development. Earth has been dated at 4.5 billion years. Isn't it likely that these primitive microbes were in existence before these specific guys were fossilized?
Why don't we pay attention to the science and quit the silly poltical posts that don't really belong here. If its too much for you to understand the significant work these researchers have performed, just be quiet and keep your juvenile jokes to yourselves. Your making yourselves appear truly foolish.

[prestonsturges]

06:46 PM on 08/23/2011

It's difficult to understand why some can't grasp the idea that, to God, a day can be a million or a billion years long. After all, He knows no time and has existed forever, a time reference that we just can not fathom. How long is 'forever'? What came before 'God'?

[tomcat1974]

04:48 PM on 08/23/2011

oh great now there'll be mars-americans asking for handouts

[grant06]

06:46 PM on 08/23/2011

Feel better after your weak attempt to belittle everyone else? Jeez.

[tomcat1974]

01:30 AM on 08/25/2011

wahwahwah

and i meant it

[manumoka]

04:26 PM on 08/23/2011

it may be that we have to change our view of earth's atmosphere back then, or the kind of atmosphere that life can survive in.

[david3830]

01:13 PM on 08/23/2011

Palin and Bachman must be the out come of life from Mars.

[americasmuseum]

01:35 PM on 08/23/2011

Add O'Donell please.

[rodneyvgt]

12:20 PM on 08/23/2011

sounds like what I found in my frig can I get a goverment grant to?

[removal service]

11:48 AM on 08/23/2011

Pleosi is that you ? OOPs sorry Pardon me wrong fossil ... I will to find her in the next post

[buddycats]

11:44 AM on 08/23/2011

So maybe you should tell the Rick Perry, et al, since they believe in a world that is only 6000-10000 years old. I am sure there would be a "reasonable" explanation as to why this is not true. LMAO.

[americasmuseum]

01:37 PM on 08/23/2011

He has no explanation. He prayed for RAIN in Texas. And this guy wants to be our President.
Help us God!

[Paul Junior]

11:20 AM on 08/23/2011

Coulda... woulda... shoulda... might've... believe... maybe... over three BILLION years ago Mars had water and sulfur... and life made it to earth way back then... !!!??? With those odds... I WILL win the mega lottery on the next drawing. Anyone wanna pay me 10% of my winnings before the drawing??? Modern "scientists" sure are stuck on themselves:)

[Paul Junior]

11:39 AM on 08/23/2011

Oh, by the way... all these wonderful disvoveries and we can't even cure cancer???

[Paul Junior]

11:45 AM on 08/23/2011

... or be perfect spellers:)

[abudotcom]

01:14 PM on 08/23/2011

Of course not... Too many or too much involved from the pharmaceuticals, hospital, doctors, that would not get $$ if a cancer cure is found.

[sueb03]

10:46 AM on 08/23/2011

Science, evolution and religion can co-exist. Millions of Christians are scientists without a literal translation of the bible. Even is God created "life", that does not disprove evolution. If he is so smart, didn't he "design" a way for life to adapt to a changing environment? If he didn't none of us would be here at all.

[carriebnarry]

11:32 AM on 08/23/2011

There is no conflict in the order of life in the Bible. The author of evolution followed the creation sequence to the letter. One thing that Evolution misses is that it doesn't go back far enough. Everything that you discover, but you weren't there, is guess work. The Bible says, that in the beginning, the Earth was without form and void.Just that information alone, shows a knowledge of creation that was at least in a 12,000 years old. Otherwise, a 12,000 year old record of a fact that wasn't know known by Man kind until the last 100 years. So, that was prehistoric Information. It also demonstrates information that had to be observed while it was going on. Otherwise, they were there when the Earth was without form and void. So, there had to be a super scientific race lived then, that could use extraction theory about creation..Just by default, we have to admit, if nothing else, that we are not the most advanced race that have lived on this earth. The Bible contained correct scientific knowledge that predates written history. Then, if that is true, with apologies to Star Trex, we are little more than ameba compared to that race, that existed hundreds of thousands of years ago , if not millions of years ago. And, if that race existed, who provided that knowledge,and they had to, then the evolved from ape theory is pure conjector. One can't be true without the other.

[sueb30]

03:55 PM on 08/23/2011

By your own faulty "logic" the Bible is only guess work and not "fact". .You can claim anything you want, but the Bible does not contain "science" as it has no evidence. You cannot prove the Bible by using the Bible any more than I can prove Romulans by using Star Trek. It does not make it fact. The men who wrote the Bible weren't there either and can only guess. Nearly every culture and religion has a "creation" story, many are quite similar, so what makes the one in the Bible "fact"?

When you start using "space men" as proof you went over the edge and I don't think anyone could take you seriously. We did not "evolve from apes", we had a common ancestor. There is much evidence of this. If you want to write science fiction, go ahead, but it is entertainment, it doesn't PROVE anything.

[Paul Junior]

11:33 AM on 08/23/2011

Hey Sue, evolution is a reality... in respect to minor genetic mutations and "freaks of nature". However, there is little evidence that there has ever been a progressive continuation of genetic improvements over time. Mutations are, most always, a change representing a breakdown in quality of life... not an example of advancement. Any sincere believer in the Scriptures will automatically discount ANY possibility that would support the theory that man "evolved" from a lower life form. God took pleasure in "creating" man as a pure and perfect "creation":) Only man himself through sin has perverted God's creation.

[sueb30]

04:08 PM on 08/23/2011

You are correct, evolution is a reality and it is happening all around even today.. You are incorrect; the driving force of evolution lies in a changing earth and recombinant DNA of sexual reproduction. This provides the diversity that allows adaptation to that changing environment. This is more often a slow and gradual change over time. This changing earth and adaptation had happened even within our lifetime.

If God created man as a "perfect" creation why do we have an appendix? Why are there genetics diseases? Why has the earth changed over the eons? Why do humans reproduce with variety, defects and neimproved traits and not clone this "perfect" creation? If you believe God created life you cannot deny that he created evolution as well. Did he place fossils to fool us? If life didn’t evolve, it would not exist on earth today.

[echolsbooks]

06:18 PM on 08/23/2011

Your gonna love this one Paul...good luck debunking it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSxgnu3Hww8

[rcarol]

10:30 AM on 08/23/2011

Oh, I thought this story was about DSK! My bad.

[Louie Rey]

10:26 AM on 08/23/2011

I didn't know that Joan Rivers had passed away. And when did she go to Australia? Oh well, she was really funny. I'm going to miss her.

[downyours]

10:22 AM on 08/23/2011

I assume it has a "Made on Mars" tag attached to it as proof of its origin.

[Tony Moschetti]

10:20 AM on 08/23/2011

Of course there was life on Mars. From where do you think the liberals came!

[ciaobaby2u]

11:05 AM on 08/23/2011

Hahahahaha.......You made my day...F&F!