Thrombolites (Greek: thrombos, clot; lithos, stone) are “cryptalgal structures related to stromatolites, but lacking lamination and characterized by a macroscopic clotted fabric” (Aitken, 1967, p. 1164).
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Aitken, J. D., 1967. Classification and environmental significance of cryptalgal limestones and dolomites, with illustrations from the Cambrian and Ordovician of southwestern Alberta. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, 37, 1163–1178.
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Reitner, J., Thiel, V. (2011). Thrombolites. In: Reitner, J., Thiel, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Geobiology. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9212-1_222
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