Mid Phanerozoic stromatolites in the Northern Perth Basin: Understanding their evolution and occurrence

Stromatolites from the northern Perth Basin, Western Australia, purported to be associated with the End Permian mass extinction (EPME), were re-examined through several new sites over an expanded 24 km2. New lithological relationships show the stromatolites are intimately associated with a clastic s...

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Main Author: Olden, Liam J.
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81908
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description Stromatolites from the northern Perth Basin, Western Australia, purported to be associated with the End Permian mass extinction (EPME), were re-examined through several new sites over an expanded 24 km2. New lithological relationships show the stromatolites are intimately associated with a clastic sequence and formed within a fluvio-lacustrine setting. A revised mid to late Permian age is proposed for the stromatolites, disassociated from the EPME. Stromatolite microstructures representing remnant skeletal cyanobacteria are exceptionally preserved throughout.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-819082020-12-01T07:50:07Z Mid Phanerozoic stromatolites in the Northern Perth Basin: Understanding their evolution and occurrence Olden, Liam J. Stromatolites from the northern Perth Basin, Western Australia, purported to be associated with the End Permian mass extinction (EPME), were re-examined through several new sites over an expanded 24 km2. New lithological relationships show the stromatolites are intimately associated with a clastic sequence and formed within a fluvio-lacustrine setting. A revised mid to late Permian age is proposed for the stromatolites, disassociated from the EPME. Stromatolite microstructures representing remnant skeletal cyanobacteria are exceptionally preserved throughout. 2020 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81908 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Olden, Liam J.
Mid Phanerozoic stromatolites in the Northern Perth Basin: Understanding their evolution and occurrence
title Mid Phanerozoic stromatolites in the Northern Perth Basin: Understanding their evolution and occurrence
title_full Mid Phanerozoic stromatolites in the Northern Perth Basin: Understanding their evolution and occurrence
title_fullStr Mid Phanerozoic stromatolites in the Northern Perth Basin: Understanding their evolution and occurrence
title_full_unstemmed Mid Phanerozoic stromatolites in the Northern Perth Basin: Understanding their evolution and occurrence
title_short Mid Phanerozoic stromatolites in the Northern Perth Basin: Understanding their evolution and occurrence
title_sort mid phanerozoic stromatolites in the northern perth basin: understanding their evolution and occurrence
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81908