Two-ton, 500 Million-year-old Fossil Of Stromatolite Discovered In Virginia, U.S.
Friday, July 4, 2008 - 12:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Scientists have confirmed that an approximately 500 million-year-old stromatolite was recently discovered at the Boxley Blue Ridge Quarry near Roanoke, Virginia. This is the first-ever intact stromatolite head found in Virginia, and is one of the largest complete "heads" in the world, at over 5 feet in diameter and weighing over 2 tons. Stromatolites are among the earliest known life forms, and are important in helping scientists understand more about environments that existed in the past.
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