Evidence for microbial life in synsedimentary cavities from 2.75 Ga terrestrial environments

Evidence for microbial life in synsedimentary cavities from 2.75 Ga terrestrial environments

Fluviolacustrine sediments of the 2.75 Ga Hardey Formation (Fortescue Group, Australia) preserve pendant columnar structures with stromatolitic lamination within synsedimentary cavities. The millimeter-sized, finger-like columns strongly resemble microbialites from modern basaltic caves and indicate...

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Main Authors: Rasmussen, Birger, Blake, T., Fletcher, Ian, Kilburn, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Geological Society of America Inc 2009
Subjects:
synsedimentary cavities
methanotrophs
coelobionts
Hardey Formation
microbial columns
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31174

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31174

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