Science. 1983 Jan 28;219(4583):385-6. doi: 10.1126/science.219.4583.385.
Hardened, high-relief stromatolites have been discovered along the margins of some Bahamian platforms. They occur in high-energy (tidal) oolitic sand environments in waters ranging in depth from about 1 to 5 meters. Physical stress produced by actively migrating bed forms of oolitic sand appears to exclude grazing gastropods and subsequent community successions, permitting stromatolite growth.
已在一些巴哈马台地边缘发现了坚硬的、高浮雕的叠层石。它们出现在水深约 1 至 5 米的高能（潮汐）鲕粒砂环境中。由活跃迁移的鲕粒砂床形造成的物理压力似乎排除了食草腹足动物和随后的群落演替，从而允许叠层石生长。
