stromatolite

Etymology
From (plural of ) +.

Noun

 * 1)  A laminated, columnar, rock-like structure constituting a large share of all fossils from 3.5 to 0.5 billion years ago, with some still being formed at present, some or all of which result from the deposit of minerals by microorganisms such as cyanobacteria.
 * 2) * 2003, David M. Paterson, Rebecca J. Aspden, R. Pamela Reid, Biodynamics of Modern Marine Stromatolites, Andrew H. Knoll, Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth, page 44,
 * Stromatolites are the predominant features of carbonate rocks formed in Precambrian oceans.
 * Stromatolites are the predominant features of carbonate rocks formed in Precambrian oceans.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: stromatoliet
 * Arabic: سْتْرُومَاتُولِيت
 * Bulgarian: строматоли́т
 * Catalan: estromatòlit
 * Czech: stromatolit
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 * Hungarian: sztromatolit
 * Italian: stromatolita
 * Macedonian: строматоли́т
 * Occitan: estromatolit
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 * Swedish: stromatolit
 * Ukrainian: строматоліт