Polished fossil stromatolite. Eucapsiphora leakensis. EUC149 sskin 160 mm x 130 mm

160 mm x 130 mm x 7 mm thick

Weighs 596 grams

from the Proterozoic "Duck Creek Dolomite"

cut and polished on one side with a natural weathered back

Polished fossil stromatolite. Eucapsiphora leakensis. EUC149 sskin 160 mm x 130 mmEUC149 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.