Visually intriguing, these amazing, tumbled Stromatolite
Fossil stones are from Madagascar, Africa. Stromatolite fossils are created
from 2300-million-year Cyanobacteria. Stromatolite fossils represent our
earliest and most pervasive record of life on Earth. Once the dominant life
form on the planet, Cyanobacteria is responsible for the creation of Earth’s
oxygen atmosphere past and present. Cyanobacteria form an important part of the
world's biomass today, especially in the oceans. Cyanobacteria thrive in
extreme environments due to their relative lack of complexity. They are also
very susceptible to being overwhelmed by more complex organisms and are
therefore often found in areas which other organisms cannot survive, or paired
with other, more hardy forms of life. Stromatolite fossils represent the
energies of the earliest evolution of life on Earth. Energetically, they offer
one support and persistence when coping and dealing with extremes. Stromatolite
fossils remind us of the important connection to the essence of life.
