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Sedimentary precipitation of carbonate induced by microbes
Microbialite is a benthic sedimentary deposit made of carbonate mud (particle diameter less than 5 μm) that is formed with the mediation of microbes. The
Microbialite
Layered sedimentary structure
stratum' and λίθος (líthos) 'rock') are layered sedimentary formations (microbialite) that are created mainly by photosynthetic microorganisms such as cyanobacteria
Stromatolite
Crater lake in Turkey
United States and Turkey conducted research on Lake Salda's shoreline microbialite sediments. The rocks along the shoreline of Lake Salda were formed over
Lake_Salda
Lake in British Columbia, Canada
Marble Canyon, British Columbia, Canada home to colonies of freshwater microbialites. It is located between the towns of Lillooet and Cache Creek (29.44
Pavilion_Lake
Species of fish
population of Oxynoemacheilus ercisianus, was discovered in to live among the microbialite in Lake Van. Until then, Alburnus tarichi was thought to be the only
Oxynoemacheilus_ercisianus
Species of fish
of fish, Oxynoemacheilus ercisianus, was discovered to live among the microbialite. The tarek is the 'jewel' of Lake Van in Turkey. Found nowhere else in
Alburnus_tarichi
Extinct genus of placozoan
is known from a microbialite bed discovered in the Troistedt Quarry near Weimar, as part of the Meißner Formation. The microbialite has been dated to
Maculicorpus
Large salt lake in eastern Turkey
is deemed as Oxynoemacheilus ercisianus, has been discovered inside a microbialite. 103 species of phytoplankton have been recorded in the lake including
Lake_Van
American astrobiologist, microbiologist, and academic
completed an experiment aboard SpaceX CRS-22. Foster's research on microbialites has focused on the formation, structure, and ecological significance
Jamie_S._Foster
Second period of the Paleozoic Era
Marie-Béatrice; Junrattanamanee, Thitikan; Charoenmit, Jeerasak (10 June 2019). "Microbialites and associated facies of the Late Ordovician system in Thailand: paleoenvironments
Ordovician
Earth's most severe extinction event
The microbialite refuge hypothesis has been criticised as reflecting a taphonomic bias due to the greater preservation potential of microbialite deposits
Permian–Triassic extinction event
Permian–Triassic_extinction_event
Records of Earth's development
surface, marked by volcanoes and continents, features already round microbialites. The Moon, still orbiting Earth much closer than today and still dominating
History_of_Earth
Preserved remains or traces of organisms from a past geological age
2008. Retrieved 25 April 2026. Sheehan, P.M.; Harris, M.T. (2004). "Microbialite resurgence after the Late Ordovician extinction". Nature. 430 (6995):
Fossil
Phylum of aquatic animals
placozoans. Knaust (2021) reported preservation of placozoan fossils in a microbialite bed from the Middle Triassic Muschelkalk (Germany). Traditionally, classification
Placozoa
Species of bacterium
October 2018). "The Complete Genome and Physiological Analysis of the Microbialite-Dwelling Agrococcus pavilionensis sp. nov; Reveals Genetic Promiscuity
Agrococcus_pavilionensis
First period of the Neoproterozoic Era
June 2013). "Insights into foraminiferal influences on microfabrics of microbialites at Highborne Cay, Bahamas". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Tonian
science and exploration effort to explain the origin of freshwater microbialites (similar to stromatolites) in Pavilion Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Pavilion Lake Research Project
Pavilion_Lake_Research_Project
Plain Stromatolite like freshwater microbialite community of coastal brackish lakes Stromatolite like microbialite community of coastal freshwater lakes
List of threatened ecological communities of Western Australia
List_of_threatened_ecological_communities_of_Western_Australia
Clotted accretionary structures formed in shallow water
of algal-cyanobacterial mats. Thrombolites can be distinguished from microbialites or stromatolites by their massive size, which is characterized by macroscopic
Thrombolite
Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada
355 hectares to include all of Pavilion Lake due to the presence of microbialites, a type of stromatolite important to research into astrobiology and
Marble_Canyon_Provincial_Park
Life arising from non-living matter
the earliest physical evidence of life was reported to consist of microbialites in the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt of Northern Quebec, in banded iron
Abiogenesis
Groups of bacteria living symbiotically
interacting spontaneously. Microbialites are lithified microbial mats that grow in benthic freshwater and marine environments. Microbialites are the earliest known
Microbial_consortium
Evolutionary theory
mutualism-parasitism continuum hypothesis. An example of the Red King hypothesis is the microbialite and coral communities that are assemblages of different species that
Red_King_hypothesis
Genus of bacteria
diverse organisms that are found in a variety of environments including microbialites (Thrombolite from Pavilion Lake, BC and Stromatolites from Laguna Socompa
Exiguobacterium
Salt flat in north-western Argentina
María Eugenia (2021-05-01). "Las Quínoas oncoids: a new deposit of microbialites in the Salar de Antofalla (Catamarca, Argentina)". Andean Geology. 48
Salar_de_Antofalla
Mountain in Argentina
levels of microbialites are distinguished around Laguna Turquesa: M1, M2 and M3. Of these, M3 is the lowest and the currently forming microbialite stage.
Peinado
Circa 24,000–16,000 BCE; most recent era when ice sheets were at their greatest extent
Webster, Jody M.; Yokoyama, Yusuke; Riding, Robert (15 January 2019). "Microbialites in Last Glacial Maximum and deglacial reefs of the Great Barrier Reef
Last_Glacial_Maximum
shoreline of Lake Salda were formed over time by microbes; these so-called microbialites provide some of the oldest known fossilized records of life. Studying
Geography_of_Turkey
Bay of the Indian Ocean in Western Australia
the Hamelin Station Reserve in the southern part of the bay. These microbialites, a type of sedimentary structure, are modern examples of some of the
Shark_Bay
Island north of Sumbawa in Dompu Regency, Indonesia
Arp, Gernot; Reimer, Andreas; Reitner, Joachim (March 2004). "Microbialite formation in seawater of increased alkalinity, Satonda Crater Lake, Indonesia
Satonda_Island
Ulrike; Gerdes, Gisela; et al. (2003). "Biofilm, Biodictyon, Biomat Microbialites, Oolites, Stromatolites Geophysiology, Global Mechanism, Parahistology"
History_of_life
Order of flatworm-like bilaterian animals
Wikispecies has information related to Acoela. Knaust, Dirk (2021-10-07). "A microbialite with its entombed benthic community from the Middle Triassic (Anisian-Ladinian)
Acoela
Dormant stratovolcano in South America
Ecosystems in Central Andes Extreme Environments: Biofilms, Microbial Mats, Microbialites and Endoevaporites. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-36192-1
Llullaillaco
Bulgarian-born Canadian aeronautical engineer
Lake Research Project, studying at the distribution and morphology of microbialites in Pavilion Lake, Canada. Her final project for NASA was on the Extreme
Margarita_Marinova
surface marked by volcanoes and continents, eventually developing round microbialites. The Moon orbited Earth much closer, appearing much larger, producing
Geological_history_of_Earth
Multi-layered sheet of microorganisms
A.; Levit, G.; Palinska, K.A. (2003). "Biofilm, Biodictyon, Biomat Microbialites, Oolites, Stromatolites, Geophysiology, Global Mechanism, Parahistology"
Microbial_mat
The cyanobacterial-algal mat, salty lake on the White Sea seaside Microbialites in the Lake Salda rocks of Turkey Wrinkled Kinneyia-type sedimentary
Earliest_known_life_forms
Geologic formation in Italy
Shale strata (Cipit boulders) show a good preservation, fossils and microbialites contained in these elements are useful in detailed geochemical analyses
San_Cassiano_Formation
Former pluvial lake in western North America
topographic position, strong development, and thick accumulations of microbialite (tufa). At the end of the overflowing phase, possibly as early as about
Lake_Bonneville
Hypothesized snowball earth event
June 2013). "Insights into foraminiferal influences on microfabrics of microbialites at Highborne Cay, Bahamas". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Kaigas
fossil material of diverse Late Cretaceous microorganisms encrusted in microbialites from paleogeysers and hot springs from the Sanagasta GeoPark (La Rioja
2026_in_paleontology
Earth history, 1.8 to 0.8 billion years ago
S2CID 214436923. Hren, M. T.; Sheldon, N. D. (2020). "Terrestrial microbialites provide constraints on the mesoproterozoic atmosphere". The Depositional
Boring_Billion
Lake in New York
Green Lake a valuable tool for studying past environmental changes. Microbialites in Green Lake, formed by microbial communities, provide insight into
Green_Lake_(New_York)
Lake in Catamarca Province, Argentina
waters of the lake are salty. On the southeastern shore of the lake, microbialites grow in the shallow water. These are structures formed by carbonate
Laguna_Negra,_Catamarca
Lake in Antarctica
The lake bottom is covered by thick microbial mats, from which rise microbialite carbonate structures. "Lake Joyce". Geographic Names Information System
Lake_Joyce
Lake in the Mid West of Western Australia
Josef; Arp, Gernot; Hause-Reitner, Dorothea (1996). "Lake Thetis Domal Microbialites - a Complex Framework of Calcified Biofilms and Organomicrites (Cervantes
Lake_Thetis
Geologic group in Western Australia
composed of a 350 m (1,150 ft) thick and 15 km (9.3 mi) long dolomitic microbialite reef complex, which has been purposed to be a part of either the upper
Turee_Creek_Group
Sequence of limestones and sandstones found in Sweden
A.; Levit, G. & Palinska, K.A. (2003). "Biofilm, Biodictyon, Biomat Microbialites, Oolites, Stromatolites, Geophysiology, Global Mechanism, Parahistology"
Burgsvik_Beds
List of threatened ecological communities
Plain Shrublands on southern Swan Coastal Plain ironstones Thrombolite (microbialite) Community of a Coastal Brackish Lake (Lake Clifton) Claypans of the
List of threatened ecological communities declared by the Commonwealth of Australia
List_of_threatened_ecological_communities_declared_by_the_Commonwealth_of_Australia
Australian geologist (1944-2015)
completed projects on continental shelf mapping of Australian shelves, microbialites and seagrass banks at Shark Bay, and coral reef studies at the Abrolhos
Lindsay_Collins_(geologist)
Theory connecting gene loss in microbial communities to natural selection
type of Black Queen dynamism has also been described in microbial and microbialite mats from Cuatro Ciénegas Coahuila where the particular physicochemical
Black_Queen_hypothesis
Sedimentary basin in the south Atlantic Ocean
rocks are formed by the pre-salt Guaratiba sandstones, limestones and microbialites, the Albian limestones of the Guarujá Formation and the Late Cretaceous
Santos_Basin
Fossil formation in south-central China
incertae sedis Originally interpreted as a sponge, then reinterpreted as a microbialite Paragraptobranca P. curvus incertae sedis Shares features with both graptolites
Doushantuo_Formation
Holocene former lake in Sudan
The existence of Typha suggests that shallow lake phases occurred. Microbialites and stromatolites also formed on the lake shores and together with limnites
Lake_Ptolemy
and fur impressions. Capo San Marco Formation ~7 Ma Sardinia, Italy A microbialite containing exceptionally preserved Girvanella-type filaments. Libros
List_of_lagerstätten
of the Swan Coastal Plain (Lake Richmond), endangered. Thrombolite (microbialite) Community of a Coastal Brackish Lake (Lake Clifton), critically endangered
List of threatened ecological communities of Australia
List_of_threatened_ecological_communities_of_Australia
Lake that is strongly alkaline
have the characteristics of soda lakes, and Lake Tanganyika even grows microbialites. The high alkalinity and salinity arise through evaporation of the lake
Soda_lake
Event timeline of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory mission
Morphology, Spatial Associations, and Temporal Succession in Terrestrial Microbialites". Astrobiology. 15 (2): 169–192. Bibcode:2015AsBio..15..169N. doi:10
Timeline of Mars Science Laboratory
Timeline_of_Mars_Science_Laboratory
First of three epochs of the Triassic Period
competitive exclusion enabled the proliferation of Permian/Triassic boundary microbialites". The Depositional Record. 6 (1): 62–74. doi:10.1002/dep2.97. PMC 7043383
Early_Triassic
Place in Andhra Pradesh, India
laminated to clotted with chocolate-brown blebs. These are identical to microbialites observed in modern and ancient stromatolitic carbonates. Laboratory
Borra_Caves
Sedimentary body with topographic relief composed of autochthonous calcareous deposits
for example stromatolites, that are laminated microbialites, and thrombolites, that are microbialites characterized by clotted peloidal fabric at the
Carbonate_platform
Institute that studies exoplanetary habitability
2009). "Metagenomic and stable isotopic analyses of modern freshwater microbialites in Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico". Environmental Microbiology. 11 (1): 16–34
Virtual_Planetary_Laboratory
Landform in Sweden and Norway
Schmid, Dieter U.; Leinfelder, Reinhold R. (2006). "Significance of microbialites, calcimicrobes, and calcareous algae in reefal framework formation from
Rauk
Age in the Early Triassic epoch
competitive exclusion enabled the proliferation of Permian/Triassic boundary microbialites". The Depositional Record. 6 (1): 62–74. doi:10.1002/dep2.97. PMC 7043383
Olenekian
Free-living species of nematode
found inhabiting microbialites (lithified mounds formed by microbes) located on the lakebed of the Great Salt Lake. These microbialites serve as a refuge
Diplolaimelloides_woaabi
Salt flat in Atacama Region, Chile
plant species recorded are Cistanthe minuscula and Cristaria andicola. Microbialites and stromatolites grow in the salar, and former stromatolites form mounds
Salar_de_Pajonales
Process by which an organism shapes its environment
and oceans, with vast macroevolutionary and ecological consequences. Microbialites represent ancient niches constructed by bacterial communities which
Niche_construction
Iimestone formation in Western Australia
pinnacle topography. Some pinnacles represent cemented void infills (microbialites and/or re-deposited sand), which are more resistant to erosion, but
The Pinnacles (Western Australia)
The_Pinnacles_(Western_Australia)
Software for scientific and industrial data visualization and analysis
Nicolas; Bard, Edouard; Sepulcre, Sophie; Deschamps, Pierre (2011). "Microbialite development patterns in the last deglacial reefs from Tahiti (French
Avizo_(software)
Brazilian offshore oil field
to Aptian sequence of limestones and clastic sediments of which the microbialite, stromatolite-like limestone hosts vast amounts of oil. The sediments
Lapa_oil_field
First age of the Early Triassic epoch
competitive exclusion enabled the proliferation of Permian/Triassic boundary microbialites. The Depositional record 6. 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/dep2.97 Romano
Induan
Old and stable part of the continental lithosphere located in Pilbara, Western Australia
Dresser Formation in the Pilbara Craton. Biogenic sedimentary structures (microbialites) such as stromatolites and MISS were described from tidal, lagoonal
Pilbara_Craton
Geological group of the Santos Basin near Brazil
stromatolites and laminated microbialites. In the distal sections, it is composed of shales. Interbedded with the laminated microbialites there are limestones
Guaratiba_Group
Mountain in Argentina
microbial mats and provide food for a colony of flamingos. Tube-shaped microbialites have also been reported. A smaller lake known as Laguna Pabellon lies
Galán
Geologic formation in Azilal Province, central Morocco
near Dakhla), mangrove-like intertidal settings with stromatolites (ex. Lake Bacalar), and shallow marine microbialite–coral associations (ex. Red Sea).
Aganane_Formation
Pleistocene volcanic cone in Argentina
kilometres (1.2 mi) of the lake, occasionally forming flat pavements. Some microbialites are of Holocene age. Flamingos breed at Laguna Carachipampa; other birds
Carachipampa
Organism that uses light for energy but needs nutrients from elsewhere
and Diversity of Phototrophs in Mats from Morphologically Variable Microbialites in Great Salt Lake, Utah". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 86
Photoheterotroph
Trace fossil
María Eugenia (31 May 2021). "Las Quínoas oncoids: a new deposit of microbialites in the Salar de Antofalla (Catamarca, Argentina)". Andean Geology. 48
Oncolite
Croatian experimental geobiologist
(2012-06-19). "Cyanobacterial diversity and activity in modern conical microbialites". Geobiology. 10 (5): 384–401. Bibcode:2012Gbio...10..384B. doi:10.1111/j
Tanja_Bosak
Geological formation in India
ISBN 978-3-030-49752-1. Goswami, Suparna; Ghosh, Parthasarathi (2021), "Freshwater Microbialites in Early Jurassic Fluvial Strata of the Pranhita-Godavari Gondwana Basin
Kota_Formation
Geological formation in Portugal
fine-grained, showing low-energy conditions and a semi-arid climate. Microbialites formed during periods of slow sediment buildup, indicating low water
Coimbra_Group_(geology)
Geologic supergroup in Western Australia
(15 September 2008). "Variations in Neoarchean microbialite morphologies: clues to controls on microbialite morphologies through time". Sedimentology. 55
Mount_Bruce_Supergroup
Accumulated calcareous material on an ancient seabed
Levit, G. and Palinska, K.A. (2003). "Biofilm, Biodictyon, Biomat Microbialites, Oolites, Stromatolites, Geophysiology, Global Mechanism, Parahistology"
Reef_knoll
Activities undertaken on Earth to simulate human space missions
others in British Columbia, Canada to explain the origin of freshwater microbialites, as well as to test operational concepts for deep space missions. While
Human_analog_mission
rich mudstone that represented Lake Gosiute's expansion. Tufa, and microbialites are present and are a result of algae and bacteria. Finally, evaporites
Wilkins_Peak_Member
Geological formations in Morocco
Later, as conditions deepened and became more oligotrophic, sponge–coral–microbialite patch reefs reappeared, mainly in shoreface to deeper settings. Beds
Tafraout_Group
Geologic formation in Gale Crater on Mars
Morphology, Spatial Associations, and Temporal Succession in Terrestrial Microbialites". Astrobiology. 15 (2): 169–192. Bibcode:2015AsBio..15..169N. doi:10
Yellowknife_Bay,_Mars
Family of acoels
Winsor, 1990 Wulguru cuspidata Winsor, 1988 Knaust, Dirk (2021-10-07). "A microbialite with its entombed benthic community from the Middle Triassic (Anisian-Ladinian)
Convolutidae
Species of bacteria
Firmicute Exiguobacterium chiriqhucha Strain RW2 Isolated From a Freshwater Microbialite, Widely Adaptable to Broad Thermal, pH, and Salinity Ranges". Frontiers
Exiguobacterium_chiriqhucha
Morphology, Spatial Associations, and Temporal Succession in Terrestrial Microbialites". Astrobiology. 15 (2): 169–192. Bibcode:2015AsBio..15..169N. doi:10
Microbially induced sedimentary structure
Microbially_induced_sedimentary_structure
Extinct genus of bacteria
1007/BF01047229. Nose, M.; Schmid, D.; Leinfelder, R. (2006). "Significance of microbialites, calcimicrobes, and calcareous algae in reefal framework formation from
Rothpletzella
The largest of these is Pavilion Lake, which is home to a colony of microbialites (also known as stromatolites), unusual carbonate structures built by
Marble Canyon (British Columbia)
Marble_Canyon_(British_Columbia)
Spanish-born French biologist
April 17, 2026. "Presentation by Dr. Purificación López-García: Modern microbialites as analogs of fossil stromatolites". Centre for Geobiology, University
Purificación_López-García
Marie-Béatrice Forel (2012). "Ostracods (Crustacea) associated with microbialites across the Permian-Triassic boundary in Dajiang (Guizhou Province, South
2012 in arthropod paleontology
2012_in_arthropod_paleontology
Species of fish
Retrieved 7 May 2023. Ruiz, Ricardo Hernández (15 June 2022). "Bacalar Microbialites Struggle to Survive the Degradation of their Habitat". earthjournalism
Astyanax_bacalarensis
Salt flat in northern Chile
Ecosystems in Central Andes Extreme Environments: Biofilms, Microbial Mats, Microbialites and Endoevaporites. Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi:10
Salar_del_Huasco
Sulfate associated with biogenic and abiotic carbonate minerals
what is being measured: CAS within particular shell fragments, corals, microbialites, cements, or otherwise. The first step is therefore to separate out
Carbonate-associated_sulfate
Aquatic microbial ecologist
R.; Reitner, J.; de Beer, D.; Arp, G. (2015). "Calcium dynamics in microbialite-forming exopolymer-rich mats on the atoll of K iritimati, R epublic of
Danny_Ionescu
Newfoundland. Its fossil assemblage includes trilobites, hyoliths, and microbialites (stromatolites/ oncolites). Hiscott, R. N. (1982). "Tidal deposits of
Smith_Point_Formation
Geologic formation in the West Bank
Oschmann, Wolfgang; Hudson, J. Harold (2010-12-03), "Microbial Mats and Microbialites in the Freshwater Laguna Bacalar, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico", Lecture
Bet-Meir_Formation
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British, English
Elf; Power
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Gravely.Possibly also a variant spelling of Swiss German Gräfli (see Gravely).
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish, German, Greek, Russian, Swedish
Defending Men; Defender of Mankind
Girl/Female
Muslim
Obedient, Who rescues the people from hungry and pain brings Joy into peoples life
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant of Walworth.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a herdsman in charge of cattle or a nickname for someone thought to resemble an ox or a cow, from Middle English neat ‘ox’, ‘cow’ (Old English nēat). The modern English adjective neat (via French from Latin nitidus ‘clean’, ‘shining’) does not occur before the 16th century, after the main period of surname formation.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Nature; Beauty
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Prosperity; Wealth; Rich; One who Brings Happiness and Prosperity to House
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Lord of a Town
Girl/Female
African, American, Anglo, Australian, Biblical, British, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, German, Hebrew, Indian, Teutonic
Hazelnut; A Nut-bearing Tree; The Tree; Nut; Colour; Ruler; Colour of Sun Set; Reddish Brown; Tree
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