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TEN Petrified Pine Cones, with seeds, from Western Sahara (Morocco)

There are TEN petrified pine cones (probably Equicalastrobus sp) in this collection. They were found far west of Boujdour, in Western Sahara (Morocco). The petrified cones presumably date from the Eocene (54 to 37 million years ago), as they were surface collected in Eocene deposits. The cones range in length from 2.33 to 1.65 inches. […]

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TEN Petrified Pine Cones, with seeds, from Western Sahara (Morocco)

There are TEN petrified pine cones (probably Equicalastrobus sp) in this collection. They were found far west of Boujdour, in Western Sahara (Morocco). The petrified cones presumably date from the Eocene (54 to 37 million years ago), as they were surface collected in Eocene deposits. The cones range in length from 2.1 to 1.88 inches. […]

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Banded Iron Formation Stromatolite Cyanobacteria Tiger Iron Western Australia 8

Polished Tiger Iron Specimen. Banded Iron Formation (BIF). Hamersley Iron District of Western Australia. Archean in Age 3.8-2.7 Billion Years Old. The oldest known Stromatolites (Cyanobacteria) date back to 3.74 Billion years. Consisting of 7/8 of all life that ever existed in the recorded fossil record. Stromatolites were the first organisms that used photosynthesis as […]

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Banded Iron Formation Stromatolite Cyanobacteria Tiger Iron Western Australia 6

Polished Tiger Iron Specimen. Banded Iron Formation (BIF). Hamersley Iron District of Western Australia. Archean in Age 3.8-2.5 Billion Years Old. THAT IS NOT A REPAIRED FRACTURE. The oldest known Stromatolites (Cyanobacteria) date back to 3.74 Billion years. Consisting of 7/8 of all life that ever existed in the recorded fossil record. Stromatolites were the […]

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Banded Iron Formation Stromatolite Cyanobacteria Tiger Iron Western Australia 6

Polished Tiger Iron Specimen. Banded Iron Formation (BIF). Hamersley Iron District of Western Australia. Archean in Age 3.8-2.7 Billion Years Old. The oldest known Stromatolites (Cyanobacteria) date back to 3.74 Billion years. Consisting of 7/8 of all life that ever existed in the recorded fossil record. Stromatolites were the first organisms that used photosynthesis as […]

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Banded Iron Formation Stromatolite Cyanobacteria Tiger Iron Western Australia 7

Polished Tiger Iron Specimen. Banded Iron Formation (BIF). Hamersley Iron District of Western Australia. Archean in Age 3.8-2.5 Billion Years Old. The oldest known Stromatolites (Cyanobacteria) date back to 3.74 Billion years. Consisting of 7/8 of all life that ever existed in the recorded fossil record. Stromatolites were the first organisms that used photosynthesis as […]

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Banded Iron Formation Stromatolite Cyanobacteria Tiger Iron Western Australia13

Huge Polished Tiger Iron Specimen. Banded Iron Formation (BIF). Hamersley Iron District of Western Australia. Archean in Age 3.8-2.7 Billion Years Old. The oldest known Stromatolites (Cyanobacteria) date back to 3.74 Billion years. Consisting of 7/8 of all life that ever existed in the recorded fossil record. Stromatolites were the first organisms that used photosynthesis […]

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Banded Iron Formation Stromatolite Cyanobacteria Tiger Iron Western Australia 7

Polished Tiger Iron Specimen. Banded Iron Formation (BIF). Hamersley Iron District of Western Australia. Archean in Age 3.8-2.5 Billion Years Old. The oldest known Stromatolites (Cyanobacteria) date back to 3.74 Billion years. Consisting of 7/8 of all life that ever existed in the recorded fossil record. Stromatolites were the first organisms that used photosynthesis as […]

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Banded Iron Formation Stromatolite Cyanobacteria Tiger Iron Western Australia 9

Polished Tiger Iron Specimen. Banded Iron Formation (BIF). Hamersley Iron District of Western Australia. Archean in Age 3.8-2.5 Billion Years Old. The oldest known Stromatolites (Cyanobacteria) date back to 3.74 Billion years. Consisting of 7/8 of all life that ever existed in the recorded fossil record. Stromatolites were the first organisms that used photosynthesis as […]

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Banded Iron Formation Stromatolite Cyanobacteria Tiger Iron Western Australia 7

Polished Tiger Iron Specimen. Banded Iron Formation (BIF). Hamersley Iron District of Western Australia. Archean in Age 3.8-2.5 Billion Years Old. The oldest known Stromatolites (Cyanobacteria) date back to 3.74 Billion years. Consisting of 7/8 of all life that ever existed in the recorded fossil record. Stromatolites were the first organisms that used photosynthesis as […]