Biology:Archaeosphaeroides
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Archaeosphaeroides is a fossil genus of probable[1] coccoid cyanobacterium known from microfossils discovered in the Fig Tree Group of South Africa, as well as the Warrawoona Group of Western Australia.[2][3][4] It lived during the Paleoarchean era, around Template:Gigaannum.[5][6]
It contains two species, A. barbertonensis (the type species[2]) and A. pilbarensis.[2]
References
- ↑ Archaeosphaeroides J.W. Schopf & E.S. Barghoorn, 1967 †. Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 14 February 2026.
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Further reading
- G Bignot, 1983: Elements of Micropalaeontology, p.165
- 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q4783521 entry
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