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305 / Precambrian
Bangiomorpha
Bangiomorpha pubescens
Cell division and branching resemble living red algae and may record early sexual reproduction.
- Time range
- About 1.047 billion years ago
- Final stage
- Mesoproterozoic
- Geographic range
- Subtidal rock surfaces · Arctic Canada
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Bangiomorpha?
Bangiomorpha (Bangiomorpha pubescens) was an extinct organism known from About 1.047 billion years ago, with a range in Subtidal rock surfaces · Arctic Canada.
Life and ecology
This attached multicellular filament suggests complex eukaryotes had diversified by one billion years ago.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Bangiomorpha disappear?
The form species disappears, while later red-algal lineages continued to diversify.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Bangiomorpha?
Carbon films in chert preserve cross walls, branching and several growth stages.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS