Collenia
Collenia is genus of fossil cyanobacteria that form a particular type of stromatolites.[1]
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Section of Collenia undosa stromatolite from 2110 million year old banded iron formation, Biwabik | |
Collenia undosa stromatolite from Precambrian of United States | |
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Family: | Spongiostromata |
Subfamily: | Stromatolithi |
Genus: | Collenia Walcott, 1914 |
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Description
Collenia are stromatolites made up of convex layers flattened in the center, forming columnar colonies. The microorganisms involved were likely photosynthetic bacteria expiring oxygen.[2]
Fossil record
Collenia stromatolites were very common in the late Precambrian, about 2.2 to 2.4 billion years ago.
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References
- Rich, Thomas H. V.; Fenton, Carroll Lane; Fenton, Mildred Adams; Rich, Pat Vickers (1996). The fossil book: a record of prehistoric life. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-29371-8.
- Carroll Lane Fenton,Pat Vickers Rich,Mildred Adams Fenton,Thomas H. V. Rich The Fossil Book: A Record of Prehistoric Life
External links
- Geological Survey Professional Paper, Volume 669
- Spencer G. Lucas,Justin A. Spielmann,Patricia M. Hester,Jason P. Kenworthy,Vincent L. Santucci Americas Antiquities: 100 Years of Managing Fossils on Federal Lands
- Stromatolites - Precambrian: Archaean and Proterozoic Stromatolite
- Index of Generic Names of Fossil Plants, 1820-1950
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