Thrombolites at Lake Clifton with altocumulus or mackerel sky near Mandurah Western Australia
Similar to stromatolites these thrombolites are the best example in the southern hemishere of this type of microbialites or living rocks created by cyanobacteria microorganisms photosynthesising and precipitating calcium carbonate They are similar to some of the earliest fossil forms of life found on Earth
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Location: Lake Clifton, Mandurah, Western Australia
Photo credit: © Rob Francis / Alamy / Afripics
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