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List of fossil stromatolite taxa

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This is a list of all extinct cyanobacteria genera that formed stromatolites.

Collenia
Species Time period Location
†C. frequens
†C. symmetrica
†C. undosa
Conophyton [1][2]
Species Time period Location
C. basalticum Early Cambrian or Ediacaran (Vendian)  Australia
C. garganicum australae var. nov. 1080 ± 80mya (Stenian)  Australia
C. vindhyanensis  India
Inzeria [1]
Species Time period Location
I. intia Late Proterozoic (Riphean)  Australia
Jurusania [1]
Species Time period Location
J. nisvensis Late Proterozoic (Riphean)  Australia
Kulparia [1]
Species Time period Location
K. alicia Late Proterozoic (Riphean)  Australia
K. kulparensis Late Proterozoic (Riphean)  Australia
Kussiella[2]
Species Time period Location
K. kussiensis  India
Linella [1]
Species Time period Location
L. avis Late Proterozoic (Riphean)  Australia
Pilbaria [1][3]
Species Time period Location
P. boetsapia 2.2bya (Paleoproterozoic)  South Africa
P. deverella 1.7bya (Paleoproterozoic)  Australia
P. inzeriaformis 2.2bya (Paleoproterozoic)  South Africa
P. perplexa 1.7 - 2bya (Paleoproterozoic)  Australia

 Canada

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f M. R, Walter (1972). "Stromatolites and the biostratigraphy of the Australian Precambrian and Cambrian" (PDF). Special Papers in Palaentology. 11. The Palaeontological Association.
  2. ^ a b S.M, Mathur (1981). Stromatolites in the Precambrian Vindhyan Supergroup of Central India : A review.
  3. ^ Grey, Kathleen (1984). Biostratigraphic studies of stromatolites from the Proterozoic Earaheedy Group, Nabberu Basin, Western Australia. ISBN 0724487530.