stromatolite

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Sinonieme

stromatolith

lamination

overlay

stack

callenia

Vertalings

estromatolito

estromatólito

stromatolithe

stromatolite

stromatoliti

stromatoliet

estromatòlit

stromatolitler

Stromatolith

Etimologie (Engels)

From Ancient Greek στρώματα (strṓmata) (plural of στρῶμα (strôma, “layer”)) + λίθος (líthos, “stone, rock”).