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410 / Precambrian
Rafatazmia
Rafatazmia chitrakootensis
Cell partitions and internal platelets were interpreted as very ancient red-algal evidence.
- Time range
- About 1.6 billion years ago
- Final stage
- Late Paleoproterozoic
- Geographic range
- Shallow microbial mats · Central India
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Rafatazmia?
Rafatazmia (Rafatazmia chitrakootensis) was an extinct organism known from About 1.6 billion years ago, with a range in Shallow microbial mats · Central India.
Life and ecology
It may have been a filamentous photosynthetic eukaryote living on shallow mats.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Rafatazmia disappear?
The form lacks a continuous younger record.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Rafatazmia?
X-ray tomography reveals cells, but both age and red-algal identity remain debated.
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