Stromatolite fossil

ltpaulbtv starting to spend too much on rocks Member since October 2010 Posts: 198	Stromatolite fossil Aug 9, 2013 9:21:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ltpaulbtv on Aug 9, 2013 9:21:47 GMT -5 This was found in Vermont last week on North Hero island. There are lots of fossils in the shale but when I saw this my eyes popped out. One of the more rare fossils 3.5 billion years old.

jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,602	Stromatolite fossil Aug 10, 2013 21:17:08 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on Aug 10, 2013 21:17:08 GMT -5 I find a layer of silicified algae 1-3 inch thick in a river in Florida. Cool stuff. Thanks for sharing that.

Pat misunderstood rock expert Member since February 2012 Posts: 11,822	Stromatolite fossil Aug 10, 2013 21:24:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pat on Aug 10, 2013 21:24:16 GMT -5 I like stromatolites, too. Fun find. Resembles a hand grenade.
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jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,602	Stromatolite fossil Aug 10, 2013 22:27:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on Aug 10, 2013 22:27:36 GMT -5 Pat likes gooey stuff

Fossilman Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 20,718	Stromatolite fossil Aug 12, 2013 9:59:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fossilman on Aug 12, 2013 9:59:45 GMT -5 Awesome...............I think my oldest fossil is a billion years old,a "Blastoid"...Never seen a "Stromatolite" before,I like it...Thumbs up
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Stromatolite fossil Aug 12, 2013 11:03:44 GMT -5

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Post by ltpaulbtv on Aug 12, 2013 11:03:44 GMT -5

When I was out searching for rocks I stumbled onto this rock. It's was quite heavy, but had this cool look to it. My good friend found one like this last fall in the same area. This area has many fossils around because of the shale. On the shores of Lake Champlain in the area I was hunting the beach/ shoreline is all rock mostly shale ledge. I posted his rock on a different forum last January and it was identified as a stromatolite. I looked it up and read about it and found out that during the Precambrian time this area in Vermont because of the inland sea it was then had stromatolites.

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