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communities. Annu Rev Earth Planet Sci 39:297–319
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the fossil record: selected topics in paleomicrobiology. In: Hurst CJ (ed) Their world: a diversity
of microbial environments, advances in environmental microbiology. Springer, pp 69–169
van Gemerden H (1993) Microbial mats: A joint venture. Mar Geol 113:3–25
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(eds) Encyclopedia of geology. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 279–294
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