📚 noun • entry_id 39660
stromatolite
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estromatolito
A laminated, columnar, rock-like structure constituting a large share of all fossils from 3.5 to 0.5 billion years ago, with some still being formed at present, some or all of which result from the deposit of minerals by microorganisms such as cyanobacteria.
2003, David M. Paterson, Rebecca J. Aspden, R. Pamela Reid, Biodynamics of Modern Marine Stromatolites, Andrew H. Knoll, Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Ev…
Most modern and ancient stromatolites occur in carbonate sediments and sedimentary rocks, but they can form by trapping and binding of any sediment particles.
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