Here, we provide exhaustive lists of years and years of biomarker research, and which ones may be used as signals of various biological and/or environmental sources. Throughout our webpage, we have attempted to remain informative and scientific without using too much geochemistry jargon. In these lists, however, we must, to some extent. So here goes…
 

Hopanes

Common steranes, hopanes and other polycyclic terpanes in the molecular fossil record and their paleobiological interpretation

Aliphatic

Aliphatic and monocyclic saturated hydrocarbons in the molecular fossil record and their paleobiological interpretation

 

Environments

Biomarkers as environmental indicators

Carotenoids

Aromatic carotenoids and maleimides as indicators for photic zone euxinia