Global InformationConophyton information
| Conophyton Temporal range:
| |
|---|---|
| |
| 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]
- ^ 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.