Microbial–metazoan reefs of the terminal Proterozoic Nama Group (c. 550–543 Ma), Namibia
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Microbial–metazoan reefs of the terminal Proterozoic Nama
Thrombolite and stromatolite reefs occur at several stratigraphic levels within the terminal Proterozoic Nama Group (c. 550–543 Ma) of central and southern Namibia. The reefs form integral parts of several carbonate platforms within the Nama Group, including the Kuibis platform of the northern Nama Basin (Zaris subbasin), and Huns platform (Witputs subbasin) of the southern Nama Basin. The reef...
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عنوان ژورنال: Geological Magazine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0016-7568,1469-5081
DOI: 10.1017/s0016756805000907