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Flashcards in Paleontology and Fossil Records Deck (6)
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1
Q

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.

A

Algal Mats

2
Q

Layers of sediments trapped by Algal mats

A

Stromatolite

3
Q

Linear and progressive evolution

A

Anagenesis

4
Q

A flowering plant, with seed protected within fruit

A

Angiosperm

5
Q

These are pollens from trees

A

Arboreal pollens

6
Q

Interlamination of ferric oxide (dominantly hematite) and chert

A

BIF