Anatoly. M. Belyaev, Paul V. YukhalinPaleovirusology group, Sidose LLC, St. Petersburg, RussiaEmail: paleovirusology@mail.ru; abel-7-777@yandex.ru, http://www.paleovirusology.ru/ Despite the diversity of viruses and the role they play in the biosphere, their fossilized remains have not yet been found in ancient rocks. This is due to the fact that, in essence, viruses (like all skeletal unicellular organisms) are…