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Conophyton

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Conophyton
Temporal range: Neoproterozoic
Stromatolites, Neoproterozoic, 850 Ma in Australia
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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]

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References

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  1. ^ M. R, Walter (1972). "Stromatolites and the biostratigraphy of the Australian Precambrian and Cambrian" (PDF). Special Papers in Palaentology. 11. The Palaeontological Association.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ S.M, Mathur (1981). Stromatolites in the Precambrian Vindhyan Supergroup of Central India : A review.
  4. ^ "Conophyton Maslov, 1937 :: AlgaeBase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 2024-06-05.