Thrombolites, 'living rock' microbialites, built by micro-organisms which produce oxygen, Lake Clifton, Yalgorup , Australia
Thrombolites living rocks are the most common form of microbialites which are rock like structures built by micro organisms which produce oxigen Stromatolites and thrombolites are created by algae and represent the earliest record of life on earth. Thrombolites microbialites living rocks water precipitate calcium carbonate lime-enriched rock-like structures Lake Clifton Yalgorup NP Western Australia
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Location: Lake Clifton, Yalgorup National Park, Western Australia
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