Museum confirms discovery of rare fossil

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(AP) -- Scientists with the Virginia Museum of Natural History have confirmed the discovery of a 500 million-year-old fossil called a stromatolite.

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Posted by CactusCritter 06/28/08 18:26

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Shark Bay on the southern coast of Australia is the site of much stromatalite growth including if I recall correctly, contemporary growth..

I have seen stromatalite remains in upstate New York.

Such finds on Virginia do not seem particularly exciting for a creature/structure with worlwide distribution.