Abstract
the shorikha basin characterized by a thick (>800 m) sequence of carbonate sediments in the upper part of the riphean section in the turukhansk uplift of siberia illustrates the dynamics of taxonomic diversity and abundance of stromatolite buildups related to changes in the structure of a carbonate platform (replacement of the relatively deep ramp by a spacious shallow shelf) and fluctuations of the relative sea level. it is shown that abundance and taxonomic diversity of stromatolite buildups were maximal in deep zones of the outer ramp being reduced to almost zero values in shallow settings of the carbonate shelf. the appearance of columnar stromatolites coincided in this basin only with brief sea-level rises (second-order transgressions). stromatolite-forming microbial communities represented an active producer of carbonate sediments for the entire basin, while the distribution of stromatolites through ramps was determined by geochemical barriers. disappearance of stromatolites from shallow carbonate shelves was controlled by rapid reduction in carbonate-production rates.
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