Photo: Thrombolites Flowers Cove Newfoundland
Being one of the few places on earth to see thrombolites, the small town of Flower's Cove on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, is a must see for fossil hunters.
Scientists believe that thrombolites were formed over 3,500 million years ago and are the earliest forms of life on earth.
Thrombolites are created by single-celled bacteria who deposit and bind layers of sedimentary grains that slowly grow into rounded rocks. These ancient fossils are found only in Flower's Cove in Newfoundland, and Western Australia.
Thrombolites (the earliest forms of primitive life on earth) in Flower's Cove along Highway 430 on the Northern Peninsula, Great Northern Peninsula, Viking Trail, Trails to the Vikings, Newfoundland Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada.
Thrombolites Flowers Cove Newfoundland
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Thrombolites Flowers Cove Newfoundland
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, aperture of f/9.0, exposure time of 1/125 sec. on ISO 50, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 20mm.
Being one of the few places on earth to see thrombolites, the small town of Flower's Cove on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, is a must see for fossil hunters.
