stromatolite

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

Stromatolith

Synonyme

stromatolith

lamination

overlay

stack

callenia

Übersetzungen

estromatolito

estromatólito

stromatolite

stromatoliti

stromatoliet

estromatòlit

stromatolitler

stromatolithe

Etymologie (Englisch)

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