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Cuatro Ciénegas Stromatolite

Caption: Bacteria in the pozas form coral-like "stromatolites" that are geologically identical to 3.5 billion-year-old fossils that are believed to be the oldest evidence of life on Earth.

Credit: Tommy LaVergne/Rice University

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