Clonophycus is a genus of fossil microalgae whose type species, C. elegans, was described from the Barney Creek Formation of the McArthur Group in northern Australia, part of a temporal range that stretches from the Statherian into the Ediacaran, roughly 1.8 billion to 541 million years ago. Its precise biological nature is unsettled, with researchers uncertain whether known specimens represent cyanobacteria or true eukaryotic algae, and it is treated as being of uncertain taxonomic placement pending further study.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ30590059, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Clonophycus
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Clonophycus is a genus of fossil microalgae.
In Group: Proterozoic Problematic Fossil Genera, Lead
Clonophycus is a genus of fossil microalgae. The type species, C. elegans, was found in the Barney Creek Formation (McArthur Group), of the Middle Proterozoic of Northern Australia. The authors are uncertain if the microalgae are prokaryotic cyanobacteria or eukaryotic green or red algae.
View the Source 3. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Clonophycus
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Clonophycus" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 1800 ... "early_interval": "Statherian"
Wikidata: Clonophycus
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