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Science Struck: What Are Stromatolites and How Do They Form?

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Explains what stromatolites are, their formation from colonies of cyanobacteria, their evolutionary importance, and where they can be found living today. Thrombolites are similar to stromatolites but form differently. They can also still be seen in a few places around the world today.

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cyanobacteria, microbialite, sedimentary structure, thrombolites, buzzle.com: sciencestruck: what are stromatolites and how do they form?, hamelin pool site, precambrian fossils, precambrian era
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional