Stromatolites are laminated benthic microbial deposits (Riding, 1991).
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Riding, R., 1991. Classification of microbial carbonates. In Riding, R. (ed.), Calcareous algae and stromatolites. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, pp. 21–51.
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Reitner, J., Thiel, V. (2011). Stromatolites. In: Reitner, J., Thiel, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geobiology. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9212-1_223
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