Paleontology and Fossil Records Flashcards

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Interwoven mass of various species of algae, which mostly are cyanobacteria that form a coating on sediment surfaces in various environments especially the shallow marine, intertidal, lacustrine etc.

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Algal Mats

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2
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Layers of sediments trapped by Algal mats

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Stromatolite

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3
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Linear and progressive evolution

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Anagenesis

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4
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A flowering plant, with seed protected within fruit

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Angiosperm

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5
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These are pollens from trees

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Arboreal pollens

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6
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Interlamination of ferric oxide (dominantly hematite) and chert

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BIF

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