List of fossil stromatolite taxa

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

Collenia
SpeciesTime periodLocation
†C. frequensLate Proterozoic Australia

United States [1]

†C. symmetrica
†C. undosaPaleoproterozoic (Siderian/Rhyacian)United States (Minnesota)
Conophyton [2] [3]
SpeciesTime periodLocation
C. basalticumEarly Cambrian or Ediacaran (Vendian)Australia
C. garganicum australae var. nov.1080 ± 80mya (Stenian)Australia
C. vindhyanensisIndia
Inzeria [2]
SpeciesTime periodLocation
I. intiaLate Proterozoic (Riphean)Australia
Jurusania [2]
SpeciesTime periodLocation
J. nisvensisLate Proterozoic (Riphean)Australia
Kulparia [2]
SpeciesTime periodLocation
K. aliciaLate Proterozoic (Riphean)Australia
K. kulparensisLate Proterozoic (Riphean)Australia
Kussiella [3]
SpeciesTime periodLocation
K. kussiensisIndia
Linella [2]
SpeciesTime periodLocation
L. avisLate Proterozoic (Riphean)Australia
Pilbaria [2] [4]
SpeciesTime periodLocation
P. boetsapia2.2bya (Paleoproterozoic)South Africa
P. deverella1.7bya (Paleoproterozoic)Australia
P. inzeriaformis2.2bya (Paleoproterozoic)South Africa
P. perplexa1.7 - 2bya (Paleoproterozoic)Australia

Canada

References

  1. "Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales". 79. 1954: 95–96.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 M. R, Walter (1972). "Stromatolites and the biostratigraphy of the Australian Precambrian and Cambrian" (PDF). Special Papers in Palaentology. 11. The Palaeontological Association.
  3. 1 2 S.M, Mathur (1981). Stromatolites in the Precambrian Vindhyan Supergroup of Central India : A review.
  4. Grey, Kathleen (1984). Biostratigraphic studies of stromatolites from the Proterozoic Earaheedy Group, Nabberu Basin, Western Australia. ISBN   0724487530.