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Stromatolites

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Stromatolites of Shark Bay Shark Bay has the world’s most diverse and abundant examples of living marine stromatolites. These ‘living fossils’ have helped scientists unravel the history of life on Earth. The stromatolites were a major factor in Shark Bay being declared a World Heritage Area.

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6 Comments

Christiane
Christiane 11 years ago

Thanks J.. that is a big honor. And what a great blog..

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Congratulations, Christiane! Your stunning stromatolites were featured in my blog, "It's Life - unique abilities for unique organisms" today!
http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/4414706...

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

For all who want to see where we all came from??

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Some more photos ..

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

This is what started all life on planet EARTH!!

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

At Hamelin Pool, the world's oldest organisms can be seen - stromatolites.

Christiane
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Christiane

Western Australia, Australia

Spotted on Mar 30, 2010
Submitted on May 30, 2011

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