HIGH INHERITANCE ELONGATE STROMATOLITIC MOUNDS FROM THE TRANSVAAL DOLOMITE
Date
1973
Authors
Eriksson, K. A.
Truswell, J. F.
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Publisher
BERNARD PRICE INSTITUTE FOR PALAEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Abstract
Elongate mound·like structures up to 10 metres across and 40 metres in length are
described. Characteristic features of the mounds are their high inheritance and
considerable relief which, along with the absence of sub-aerial exposure features, the
fine-grained nature of the carbonate, and their vertical persistence, are taken to suggest a
subtidal origin. Marine currents are considered adequate to account for their elongation.