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EUC148
Very rare fossil stromatolite , cut and polished on one side with natural rough exterior.
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.
Dimensions at widest points approx. 135 mm x 100 mm x 50 mm thick.
Weighs 1,292 grams.