Skip to content
EntityQ5147044· pop 5· linked from 9 articles

Collenia is genus of fossil cyanobacteria that form a particular type of stromatolites.

Wikidata facts

Image
Collenia undosa Minnesota.jpg
Show 6 more facts
taxon name
Collenia
Commons category
Collenia
start time
2100000000
end time
2400000000
Sources (1)

via Wikidata · CC0

~1 min read

Article

5 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Fossil record
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Collenia is genus of fossil cyanobacteria that form a particular type of stromatolites.

==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.

Available in 4 languages

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0

Connections

Categories