3D models of representative stromatolite fossils.

Virtual Collection: Stromatolites

This virtual collection was last curated by Jonathan Hendricks on August 19, 2019. Creative Commons License Each model is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Unless otherwise indicated, each model was created by Emily Hauf using specimens at the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York.

Fossil specimen of a stromatolite from the Silurian of Herkimer County, New York. Specimen is on display at the Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, New York.


Fossil specimen of the stromatolite Collenia versiformis from the Proterozoic of Montana. Specimen is from the Cornell University Paleobotanical Collection (CUPC), Ithaca, New York.


Fossil specimen of the stromatolite Chlorellopsis coloniata from the Eocene of Wyoming. Specimen is from the Cornell University Paleobotanical Collection (CUPC), Ithaca, New York.


Fossil specimen of the stromatolite Cryptozoon rosemontensis from the Ordovician of Wisconsin. Specimen is from the Cornell University Paleobotanical Collection (CUPC), Ithaca, New York.