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TWO STROMATOLITE SPECIMENS
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TWO STROMATOLITE SPECIMENS

MOROCCO

Fermé21 April 2016

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TWO STROMATOLITE SPECIMENS
MOROCCO
Of sculptural form, the limestone and gypsum, the stromatolites possibly from pre-Camrbian reef and of biogenic formation, supported on a bronzed stand.
68½in. (173cm.) high

Note du spécialiste

Stromatolites are amongst the earliest known forms of life (some have been confirmed at 3.43 billion years old) and their formation is vigorously debated amongst palaeontologists. It is still uncertain if these formations from 600 million years ago are stromatolitic or abiogenic in origin.