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Cuatro Ciénegas Valley a window to the past
Nicolás Sánchez-Mejorada Girault
Cuatro Ciénegas- Genesis 4C Museum and Laboratory
Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico
The water of the Cuatro Ciénegas ponds maintains similar conditions to those of the late Pre Cambrian (the time when life originated on planet earth), which makes this place a window to the past, as they are inhabited by stromatolites, which are direct descendants of those who invented photosynthesis 3.5 billion years ago.
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- Title: Cuatro Ciénegas Valley a window to the past
- Creator: Nicolás Sánchez-Mejorada Girault
- Location Created: Cuatro Ciénegas de Carranza, Coahuila.
- Type: Photograph
- Contributor: Héctor Fernando Arocha Garza , Patricia Maxwell
- Rights: Nicolás Sánchez-Mejorada Girault, Genesis 4C
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