[extropy-chat] Deep-earth methane generation

[kevinfreels.com]

Pardon me, but it was my impressiion that the majority of these deposits
came from the carboniferous period 299 to 350 mya.
That would give it ample time to make it's way under the sea beds.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bret Kulakovich" <bret at bonfireproductions.com>
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Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Deep-earth methane generation


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> There is also the case that most of our current atmosphere was
> metabolized by cyano algae and bacteria, even earlier than the
> dinosaurs.
>
> Could the volume of that early flora/fauna have been compressed/buried
> and represented today? Perhaps there is a rough number. My
> understanding is that it would be a large number at that.
>
>
> ]3
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> On May 3, 2005, at 5:41 PM, Hal Finney wrote:
> > This would seem to contradict at least two of Mike's claims.  The Gulf
> > floor is apparently only about 150 million years old, younger than
> > many dinosaurs; and it was indeed above water at least intermittently
> > during the time when the salt formations were created.  There are also
> > apparently many sedimentary layers present.  It's also worth noting
> > that
> > oil is thought to be formed by aquatic life, such as algae, not
> > dinosaurs.
> >
> > Hal
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