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currents and
stand freely. Reef
knolls can be
divided into
bioherms and biostromes. A
bioherm is a
landform of
organic sedimentary rock
enclosed or surrounded...
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organisms with
mineral skeletons and the
appearance of the
first Archaeocyath bioherms. The
Terreneuvian is the
lowermost series/epoch of the Cambrian, lasting...
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ancient reefs,
which when they
appear in the
geologic record are
called bioherms. Many are rich in fossils, but most lack any
connected organic framework...
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temperatures rose
briefly in the
early Katian (Boda Event),
depositing bioherms and
radiating fauna across Europe. The
early Katian also
witnessed yet...
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species of gl****
sponges are
capable of
fusing together to
create reefs or
bioherms. They are
generally pale in colour,
ranging from
white to orange. Much...
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earliest known reef
structure built by animals),
exemplified by a
small bioherm constructed by
archaeocyathids and
calcified microbes at the
start of the...
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exceeded 175 to 200 m (574 to 656 ft), and
became shallower over time as
bioherm detritus and
terrestrial sediments filled the basin. Reef
growth started...
- Servant, M. Fournier, and C. Causse, 1996,
Extensive carbonate algal bioherms in
Upper Pleistocene saline lakes of the
central Altiplano of Bolivia:...
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Grande do Norte, Brazil,
where modern stromatolites can be
observed as both
bioherms (domal type) and beds; in the Puna de
Atacama of the Andes; and near Sheybarah...
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traditional reefs. Instead, they form
aggregations called patches, banks,
bioherms, m****ifs,
thickets or groves.
These aggregations are
often referred to...
