New fossil find proves to be the world's oldest stromatolite

September 1 2016 - 3:00am
Groundbreaking: Professor Allen Nutman and Associate Professor Vickie Bennett holding a piece of 3.7 billion-year-old sedimentary rock containing a stromatolite
Groundbreaking: Professor Allen Nutman and Associate Professor Vickie Bennett holding a piece of 3.7 billion-year-old sedimentary rock containing a stromatolite

A team led by the University of Wollongong’s Professor Allen Nutman has discovered the earliest evidence of diverse life on earth – a find which will “turn history on its head”, according to one investigator.

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