Stromatolites, microbial mats depositing CaCO3, one of the most ancient life forms, Lake Thetis, Cervantes, Western Australia

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Stromatolites, one of the most ancient life forms on earth, being mats of micro-organisms that become rock-like structures through the accretion of calcium carbonate, typically in highly saline lagoons like here in Lake Thetis at Cervantes, Dandaragan Shire, Western Australia, Australasia, Indian Ocean.

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Location: Lake Thetis, Cervantes, Dandaragan Shire, Western Australia, Australasia, Pacific Ocean.
Photo credit: © Rob Francis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: accretion, australia, caco3, calcium, carbonate, cervantes, evolution, form, lagoon, lake, life, mat, micro-organism, microbial, mounds, originator, rock-, saline, stromatolite, structures, survivor, thetis, western