''Archaeosphaeroides'' is an extinct genus of
bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were am ...
from the
Ediacaran
The Ediacaran Period ( ) is a geological period that spans 96 million years from the end of the Cryogenian Period 635 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Cambrian Period 538.8 Mya. It marks the end of the Proterozoic Eon, and t ...
.
References
G Bignot, 1983: ''Elements of Micropalaeontology'', p.165* Lessem, D., & Sovak, S., 1999: ''Dinosaurs to Dodos: An Encyclopedia of Extinct Animals''
Ediacaran life
Bacteria genera
†
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