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Science 30 May 1969:
Vol. 164. no. 3883, pp. 1056 - 1058
DOI: 10.1126/science.164.3883.1056
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Precambrian Columnar Stromatolites in Australia: Morphological and Stratigraphic Analysis

Martin F. Glaessner 1, Wolfgang V. Preiss 1, and Malcolm R. Walter 1

1 Department of Geology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5001

The stratigraphic distribution in Australian Precambrian rocks of columnar stromatolites, organosedimentary structures formed by blue-green algae, has been investigated. Their morphology is being studied according to methods developed in Russia. The discovery of successive different assemblages supports not only regional but also intercontinental stratigraphic correlations which are in agreement with available isotopic datings.


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