Polished fossil stromatolite. Eucapsiphora leakensis. EUC150 Rain Forest Jasper Queensland

Queensland

Very rare fossil stromatolite slab polished on one side

70 mm x 65 mm  x 30 mm

quartz and chert

Dimensions at widest points approximately 160 mm x 80 mm x 8 mm thick

Polished fossil stromatolite. Eucapsiphora leakensis. EUC150 Rain Forest Jasper QueenslandEUC150 Very rare fossil stromatolite slab , cut and polished on one side. 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. Dimensions at widest points approx. 180 mm x 70 mm