Archaeosphaeroides
| Archaeosphaeroides Temporal range: Paleoarchean
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteriota |
| Genus: | † J.W.Schopf & E.S.Barghoorn, 1967[1] |
Archaeosphaeroides is an extinct genus of bacteria from the Paleoarchean. It is a coccoid cyanophyte from the Fig Tree Formation of South Africa which dates back to 3,000 million years ago.
References
- ^ Schopf, J. W.; Barghoorn, E. S. (1967). "Alga-Like Fossils from the Early Precambrian of South Africa". Science. 156 (3774): 508–512. Bibcode:1967Sci...156..508S. doi:10.1126/science.156.3774.508. PMID 17730741.
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