Earliest Life - Strelley Pool Stromatolite - 4.07" protomammal 82" polished Phylloceras fossil from

82" polished Phylloceras fossil from Madagascar

Glass from this era is one of the earliest examples of glassblowing known in human history

When fired at temperatures over 800°C

Pietersite is a beautiful mineral with brush-like streaks of blue

This formation and the fossil are from the Paleocene and date back over 55

Earliest Life - Strelley Pool Stromatolite - 4.07" protomammal 82" polished Phylloceras fossil fromBillions of years ago, the first lifeforms on this planet were cyanobacteria living in shallow pools of water, taking in light and carbon dioxide and producing mucus and calcium carbonate. Each layer of the microbial mat built upon the last, forming an intricate laminate structure called stromatolites. This specimen is a fragment of Strelley Pool Stromatolite from the Dresser Formation in Western Australia, measuring 4. 07" in length along the longest