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Stromatolites of Australia

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center March 2005 (approx.)
Shallow, crystal-clear coastal water with rounded, black rocks jutting out of a white sandy bottom.
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Stromatolites growing in Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve, Shark Bay in Western Australia. Photo by Paul Harrison, Reading, UK, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public Domain.

Stromatolite