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Why Geologists Love Pond Scum

Apr 27, 2026 - 16:00
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Why Geologists Love Pond Scum
Microbial mat chips scattered on a Cambrian tidal flat surface. Image credit: Nora Noffke.

If you’ve ever wondered how geologists know so much about ancient beaches and shallow oceans, they owe it all to the sand particles bound together by microbes, forming structures known as microbial mats.

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