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The 18 pages that link to Stromatolite, each with the reason it gives.

• Great Oxidation EventRelated: Ancient stromatolites provide evidence of microbial communities capable of oxygenic photosynthesis.

• CyanobacteriaRelated: Some ancient stromatolites preserve evidence of microbial communities that included cyanobacteria.

• ArcheanRelated: Archean stromatolites are among the key contested records of early life.

• Banded iron formationRelated: Microbial oxygen production offers one explanation for iron oxidation in early oceans.

• PrecambrianBroader topic: Precambrian stromatolites preserve evidence of microbial ecosystems.

• Pilbara CratonNarrower topic: Pilbara stromatolites are studied as possible records of early microbial life.

• TravertineRelated: Some travertine deposits preserve microbial layering resembling stromatolites.

• Microbial matBroader topic: Some stromatolites record successive growth of ancient microbial mats.

• Oxygenation of Earth's atmosphereRelated: Ancient stromatolites preserve evidence of microbial ecosystems associated with oxygen production.

• Carbonate rockBroader topic: Stromatolites are recognizable microbial structures preserved in carbonate rocks.

• Dresser FormationBroader topic: Layered structures in the formation have been interpreted as possible evidence of microbial communities.

• Archean tectonicsBroader topic: Their occurrence in Archean terranes testifies to habitable shelves formed by early tectonics.

• Ripple marksCompared with: Stromatolites can have wavy surfaces, but their layers have a biological origin.

• MesoproterozoicRelated: Mesoproterozoic stromatolites preserve evidence of microbial ecosystems across shallow seas.

• MesoarcheanRelated: Mesoarchean stromatolites may record microbial ecosystems, though some structures have competing explanations.

• NeoarcheanRelated: Neoarchean stromatolites preserve evidence of microbial communities in shallow water.

• Earliest known life formsBroader topic: Ancient examples may record microbial mats, although nonbiological processes can produce similar layers.

• Evolution of bacteriaRelated: Ancient stromatolites preserve evidence of microbial ecosystems and early bacterial activity.