Stromatolite - Brockville, Ontario
N 44° 35.285 W 075° 40.955
18T E 445817 N 4937419
A stromatolite is a solid structure created by single-celled microbes called cyanobacteria. They form colonies and trap sediment with their sticky surface coatings. The trapped sediment reacts to calcium carbonate in the water to form limestone.
Waymark Code: WMRE21
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/16/2016
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This fossil is located at the Aquatarium in Brockville, a 27,000-square foot interactive, learning and discovery centre located on the shore of the St. Lawrence River with a focus on building awareness and appreciation for the 1000 Islands region.
During the summer of 2013, Nicholas Sheridan found an unusual rock on the shore of the St. Lawrence River in Maitland, Ontario, about 5km from the Aquatarium. With some research and a call to the Palaeontology Department at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto it was confirmed that this was in fact a stromatolite most likely around 500 Million years old.
These rock-like structures are the remains of a colony of single-celled microbes, called cyanobacteria. They are the first organisms to begin the process of photosynthesis, oxygenating our atmosphere, to allow new species to develop.
Admission: $20.00
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
What kinds of fossils are found here:
Stromatolite
Admission Fee: yes
Link for more information about this site: [Web Link]
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