Condition:GoodSize:9 x 5.5 x 3 cmStatus*:ActiveLot DescriptionBeautifully Shaped Stromatolite. Date: 350-500 million years old, located in Hamada desert in Morocco /exact location is visible on the last photo/ProvenanceSwiss Private CollectionLiteratureStromatolites are living fossils and the oldest living lifeforms on our planet. The name derives from the Greek, stroma, meaning “mattress”, and lithos, meaning “rock”. Stromatolite literally means “layered rock”. The existence of these ancient rocks extends three-quarters of the way back to the origins of the Solar System. Earth - estimated 4.5 billion years old, it’s staggering to realise we can witness how the world looked at the dawn of time when the continents were forming. Before plants..dinosaurs and before humans.