See text 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.
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