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Stromatolites in Shark Bay

Stromatolites (living fossils) at Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve in the Shark Bay World Heritage Site of Western Australia. Stromatolites are the oldest living organisms on the planet. They have survived because of their ability to inhabit hyper-saline waters.

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Stromatolites in Shark Bay

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Stromatolites (living fossils) at Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve in the Shark Bay World Heritage Site of Western Australia. Stromatolites are the oldest living organisms on the planet. They have survived because of their ability to inhabit hyper-saline waters.

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Album / Science Source / William D. Bachman

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4000 x 2795 px | 32.0 MB

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33.9 x 23.7 cm | 13.3 x 9.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ACCRETIONARY • ALGA • ALGAE • ALGAL • AUSSIE • AUSTRALIA • AUSTRALIAN • BAY • BLUE-GREEN • COLONIAL • COLONY • CYANOBACTERIA • FOSSIL • FOSSILIZED • FOSSILS • HAMELIN • HERITAGE • LANDSCAPE • LANDSCAPES • LIVE • LIVING • MARINE • MICROBIAL • MOUND • NO ONE • NO-ONE • NOBODY • PLANT • POOL • SEAWEED • SHARK • SIEGE • SITE • STROMATOLITE • STROMATOLITES • STRUCTURES • WESTERN • WORLD