Archaeosphaeroides
| Archaeosphaeroides Temporal range: Paleoarchean | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
| Genus: | †Archaeosphaeroides J.W.Schopf & E.S.Barghoorn, 1967[1] |
Archaeosphaeroides is an extinct genus of bacteria from the Ediacaran. It is a coccoid cyanophyte from the Fig Tree Formation of South Africa which is Paleoarchean and perhaps dates from 3,000 million years ago.
References
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- Lessem, D., & Sovak, S., 1999: Dinosaurs to Dodos: An Encyclopedia of Extinct Animals
- Allaby, Michael (2008). A Dictionary of Earth Sciences (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-19-172661-3.
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