Archaeosphaeroides

Archaeosphaeroides
Temporal range: Paleoarchean
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Genus: †Archaeosphaeroides
J.W.Schopf & E.S.Barghoorn, 1967

Archaeosphaeroides is an extinct genus of bacteria from the Paleoarchean. It is a coccoid cyanophyte from the Fig Tree Formation of South Africa which dates back to 3,000 million years ago.

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