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Stromatolites in Cuatro Ciénega's ponds.

Nicolás Sánchez-Mejorada Girault

Cuatro Ciénegas- Genesis 4C Museum and Laboratory

Cuatro Ciénegas- Genesis 4C Museum and Laboratory
Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico

In Cuatro Ciénegas´s ponds, scientists can study living stromatolites doing photosynthesis as their direct ancestors did 3.5 billion years ago. They are producing oxygen as they started doing millions of years ago before algae existed (currently the primary oxygen providers on our planet).

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  • Title: Stromatolites in Cuatro Ciénega's ponds.
  • Creator: Nicolás Sánchez-Mejorada Girault
  • Location Created: Cuatro Ciénegas de Carranza, Coahuila.
  • Type: Photograph
  • Contributor: Héctor Fernando Arocha Garza, Pronatura Noreste, A.C
  • Rights: Nicolás Sánchez-Mejorada Girault, Genesis 4C
Cuatro Ciénegas- Genesis 4C Museum and Laboratory

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