Polished fossil stromatolite. Eucapsiphora leakensis. EUC149 Rhodo CLA226 A slab

CLA226   A slab

135 mm x 100 mm x 50 mm thick

5 mm thick at widest points

Measures approximately 225mm x 120mm and  10mm thick

Weighs 55grams

Polished fossil stromatolite. Eucapsiphora leakensis. EUC149 Rhodo CLA226 A slabEUC149 Very rare fossil stromatolite slab , cut and polished on one side. Interesting ripple like undulations across the top Eucapsiphora leakensis. These small branching columnar stromatolites are from the Mount Leake Sandstone, Earaheedy Group, Western Australia. Location is near the town of Meekatharra. Age is Palaeoproterozoic (1. 6 to 2. 5 billion years). The environment they grew in was most probably a sandy tidal flat or braided river channel.