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Stromatolites

This page shows some very ancient and some very recent stromatolites.

For the Stocking Island stromatolites, see: Pinckney, J., Paerl, H.W., Reid, R.P., Bebout, B. 1995. Ecophysiology of stromatolitic microbical mats, Stocking Island, Exuma Cays, Bahamas. Microb Ecol. 29, 19-37.
Modern stromatolites, Stocking Island, Bahamas
Modern stromatolites, Stocking Island, Bahamas
Modern stromatolites, Stocking Island, Bahamas
Modern stromatolites, Stocking Island, Bahamas
Modern stromatolites, Stocking Island, Bahamas
Modern stromatolites, Stocking Island, Bahamas
Modern stromatolites, Stocking Island, Bahamas
Modern stromatolites, Stocking Island, Bahamas
Modern stromatolites, Stocking Island, Bahamas
Modern stromatolites, Stocking Island, Bahamas
Modern stromatolites, Stocking Island, Bahamas
Modern stromatolites, Stocking Island, Bahamas
Top view of a polished slice of Precambrian Stromatolite, Henan, China. Field of view 15 cm
Top view of a polished slice of Precambrian Stromatolite, Henan, China. Field of view 15 cm
Side view of a desert-weathered Precambrian stromatolite collected in Oman. The specimen is 24 cm wide and 8 cm high.
Side view of a desert-weathered Precambrian stromatolite collected in Oman. The specimen is 24 cm wide and 8 cm high.
Side view of a polished slice of lacustrine stromatolite, Miraflores Formation, El Molino, Potosi, Bolivia. FOV 8 cm
Side view of a polished slice of lacustrine stromatolite, Miraflores Formation, El Molino, Potosi, Bolivia. FOV 8 cm