Large Moroccan Stromatolite ~ 600 Million Yrs Old ~

This is a Large Moroccan Stromatolite. I

Large 1 5 .4 oz in size

Approx 3.5" x 2"

This is a fossil of layer upon layer of bacterial growth

eventually making mounds and lumps, and in the Moroccan region they are

formed into hardened sandstone.

This Stromatolite is 'only' 600 million to 1 billion years old. Stromatolites in

general are the oldest fossils of a once existing, bacterial life form. These

bacteria began their existence before the dinosaurs, before the crinolines,

before anything else. These are the grandparents of all future life.

Specimens this size for sale are almost unheard of. This fossil has very fine

featured 'towers' everywhere, and the concentric rings are spectacularly detailed.

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