Archaeosphaeroides

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

References

• G Bignot, 1983: Elements of Micropalaeontology, p.165
• Lessem, D., & Sovak, S., 1999: Dinosaurs to Dodos: An Encyclopedia of Extinct Animals
• Allaby, Michael (2008). A Dictionary of Earth Sciences (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-19-172661-3.