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.
Archaeosphaeroides Temporal range: Paleoarchean
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
Genus: | †Archaeosphaeroides J.W.Schopf & E.S.Barghoorn, 1967[1] |