Montana Stromatolite
Precambrian-Present
About Montana Stromatolite
The Montana Stromatolite is a microbial fossil dating to the Precambrian-Present. Stromatolite is a realistic Montana fossil profile built around layered dome or column built by microbial mats in shallow water. In this state, success usually comes from learning dinosaur-bearing mudstones, glacial gravels, and marine shales, then timing runoff, reservoir drawdown, surf cuts, or road work that exposes fresh fossil-bearing rock instead of hunting blindly.
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Identification Tips
- ●concentric laminae
- ●wavy layering
- ●carbonate mound structure
- ●Check dinosaur-bearing mudstones, glacial gravels, and marine shales
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