Conophyton
| Conophyton Temporal range: | |
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| Stromatolites, Neoproterozoic, 850 Ma in Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Genus: | †Conophyton Maslov, 1937 |
| Type species | |
| †C. lituum Maslov 1937 | |
Conophyton is a genus of stromatolite-forming cyanobacteria from the Neoproterozoic era. Fossils have been found in many countries, including Australia, India, China and Russia.[1][2][3][4]
See also
- List of fossil stromatolites
References
- ↑ M. R, Walter (1972). "Stromatolites and the biostratigraphy of the Australian Precambrian and Cambrian" (PDF). Special Papers in Palaentology. 11. The Palaeontological Association.
- ↑ Preiss, W. V; B.sc. (Hons.) (1971). The Biostratigraphy and Palaeoecology of South Australian Precambrian Stromatolites (PDF). Vol. 1. Department of Geology and Mineralology University of Adelaide.
- ↑ S.M, Mathur (1981). Stromatolites in the Precambrian Vindhyan Supergroup of Central India : A review.
- ↑ "Conophyton Maslov, 1937 :: AlgaeBase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 2024-06-05.