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What is a bioherm?

What is a bioherm? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (geology) A massive, unlayered, mound-shape body in discordant relationship to the surrounding layered facies which drape over it; thus either a reef or a bank (after Asquith, 1979, p.73).
  2. (geology) A mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae
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The outcrop is exposed in a narrow vertical trench and the geometry of the bioherm is not entirely visible.
The bioherm faunal assemblage indicates maximum water depths of 20-30 m consistent with our interpretation.
Fossils from the Ordovician bioherm at Meiklejohn Peak, Nevada.

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