SpaceRef - Astrobiology and Life Science - Exopaleontology and Astropaleobiology

Astrobiology: A New Frontier for 21st Century Paleontologists - An article by Sherry Cady in "PALAIOS", NOAA, Volume 13.2, April 1998: "The search for evidence of life on other planets presents paleontologists with a number of opportunities to participate in the age-old quest to determine whether we are alone in the universe. Earth-based investigations of potential ancient paleobiological repositories and their modern analog microbial ecosystems lie at the heart of the search for evidence of life elsewhere."

Astropaleobiology in the 21st Century - From "Paleontology in the 21st Century" - An International Senckenberg Conference and Workshop: "A new discipline of paleobiology is emerging and in the 21st century may well assume profound significance. We can call it astropaleobiology. Its primary scientific objective is to locate and interpret evidence of former life on other planets or their moons."

Exopaleontology at the Pathfinder Landing Site - This research paper at NASA Ames Research Center examines the Mars Pathfinder landing site and the opportunities available for exopaleontology and other astrobiology research.

It's dead Jim. But was it ever alive? ALH84001 at T+2 years - Article from the Jan/Feb 1999 issue of Ad Astra magazine. In August 1996, the news of possible fossils from Mars spread like wildfire. After all the hoopla died down, the critics emerged. Here's how the discoverers respond.

Optimization of a 2005 sample return for Mars exopaleontology - This research paper at NASA Ames Research Center examines the identification, collection, and transport of samples from Mars so as to maximize the ability to perform exopaleontology research.