Microbial shaping of sedimentary wrinkle structures
Abstract
Wrinkle structures in ancient sedimentary environments are enigmatic. Wave-tank experiments suggest that wrinkle structures are shaped by microbial mat fragments that are moved by waves over sandy-bed surfaces, and thus are morphological biosignatures.
- Publication:
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Nature Geoscience
- Pub Date:
- October 2014
- DOI:
- 10.1038/ngeo2229
- Bibcode:
- 2014NatGe...7..736M