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PMR027K-07 Australia, Western Australia, Shark Bay: Stromatolites: long believed extinct, but recently rediscovered sediment-trapping algae under about 20 centimetres of water in Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay. They are one of the earliest forms of life and have been identified in rocks estimated to be 3000 million years old. Keywords: geology, beginnings of life, evolution, world history

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Australia, Western Australia, Shark Bay: Stromatolites: long believed extinct, but

recently rediscovered sediment-trapping algae under about 20 centimetres of water in Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay. They are one of the earliest forms of life and have been identified in rocks estimated to be 3000 million years old.
Keywords: geology, beginnings of life, evolution, world history