Abundant and well-preserved fossil microbenthos occurs in siliciclastic deposits of all Earth
ages, from the early Archean to today. Studies in modern settings show how microbenthos …

Filamentous cyanobacteria can show fascinating examples of nonequilibrium self-
organization, which, however, are not well understood from a physical perspective. We …

Abstract The Eastern Anti-Atlas of Morocco hosts an early Ediacaran turbiditic series
(Saghro Group)(630–600 Ma) unconformably overlain by thick late Ediacaran (580–550 Ma) …

Arumberia is an enigmatic sedimentary surface texture that consists of parallel, sub-parallel
or radiating ridges and grooves, most commonly reported from upper Neoproterozoic–lower …

To date, microbialites include five groups: stromatolites, thrombolites, leiolites, and
dendrolites. All these microbialites occur in carbonate or silica lithologies. However …

Many active systems are capable of forming intriguing patterns at scales significantly larger
than the size of their individual constituents. Cyanobacteria are one of the most ancient and …

The study focus on the description of several MISS as erosional pockets and remnants,
flipped-over edges, and large microbial deformation structures as roll-ups, folds and gas …

The supratidal–intertidal sabkha of the Al-Kharrar area, Red Sea coast, Saudi Arabia,
contains the evaporite minerals gypsum, anhydrite, and halite. Microbial mats flourish …

Microorganisms play a role in the construction or modulation of various types of landforms.
They are especially notable for forming microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) …

Lime mud (ie, micrite) is a major component of carbonate deposits. Various mechanisms
(biotic versus abiotic) have been proposed for the formation of lime mud in Earth's history …