Green mounds of stromatolites flourish at the bottom of a lagoon in Argentina's Puna de Atacama. (Credit: Brian Hynek) CU Boulder geologist Brian Hynek has helped to document what may be a unique kind ...

We Owe Our Lives to 3-Billion-Year-Old Stromatolite Fossils The humble stromatolite fossils may not look as cool as dinosaurs, but they were the rulers of ancient Earth — and none of us would be here ...

Jerusalem Post Science Science Around the World Ancient stromatolites reveal volcanic ammonium supported early life Dr. Ashley Martin: "A large ammonium reservoir would have been very beneficial ...

Stromatolites are dome- or column-like sedimentary rock structures that are formed in shallow water, layer by layer, over long periods of geologic time. Now, researchers have provided evidence ...

A newly discovered system of lagoons in Argentina featuring giant stromatolites could provide a window into early life on Earth, researchers said.

Fossils called stromatolites from Western Australia were created by microbes 3.48 billion years ago.

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This particular stromatolite community is developing unlike any other in the modern world, even amidst the harsh Atacama climate of rare rainfall and unrelenting sun.

The stromatolite, which is 500 centimeters high and has a diameter of 450 centimeters, was discovered at the foot of Wutai Mountain and it is the largest stromatolite discovered in China. It is ...

Science Argentina Scientists find signs of earliest life on Earth after 3.5 billion-year-old discovery Stromatolites (Greek for "layered rock") are living fossils found only in a few salty lagoons ...