List of fossil stromatolite taxa

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

Collenia
Species Time period Location
†C. frequens Late Proterozoic Australia

United States[1]

†C. symmetrica
†C. undosa
Conophyton [2][3]
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 [2]
Species Time period Location
I. intia Late Proterozoic (Riphean) Australia
Jurusania [2]
Species Time period Location
J. nisvensis Late Proterozoic (Riphean) Australia
Kulparia [2]
Species Time period Location
K. alicia Late Proterozoic (Riphean) Australia
K. kulparensis Late Proterozoic (Riphean) Australia
Kussiella[3]
Species Time period Location
K. kussiensis India
Linella [2]
Species Time period Location
L. avis Late Proterozoic (Riphean) Australia
Pilbaria [2][4]
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

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  1. ^ "Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales". 79. 1954: 95–96. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b 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.