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Lee, Jeong-Hyun; Riding, Robert
Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology, 06/2021, Volume: 571Journal Article
The term keratolite is proposed for keratosan sponge carbonate dominated by vermiform fabric that preserves the outlines of the original spongin skeleton. Thinly (<~2 cm) interlayered keratosan–microbial carbonate consortia in peritidal sediments near the Cambrian–Ordovician boundary in Newfoundland, Canada, are macroscopically indistinguishable from stromatolites. These carbonate domes and columns consist of approximately equal proportions of keratolite and stromatolite. The keratolite is characterized by pervasive microscopic vermiform fabric, which reflects the original spongin framework. The stromatolite is characterized by fine-grained carbonate with cross-cutting laminae, which primarily formed by sediment trapping. The intimate association of keratolite and stromatolite in these deposits indicates that the sponges and microbes involved shared similar environmental tolerances and requirements. Synchronicity of sponge colonization, followed by stromatolite regrowth, across adjacent columns suggests coordinated responses by both sponges and microbes to local ecophysiological stimuli. Due to their macroscopic similarity, keratolite and fine-grained stromatolite may commonly have been confused with one-another throughout the Phanerozoic, and possibly longer. •The name keratolite (new term) is proposed for keratosan sponge carbonate.•Keratolite-stromatolite consortia and pure stromatolite are indistinguishable in the field.•Microscopically, keratolite is distinguished by pervasive “vermiform” fabric.•Keratose sponges and microbes shared similar environmental tolerances and requirements.•Keratolite may have been widely mistaken for stromatolite throughout the Phanerozoic.
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