PETSAMOMYCES, A NEW GENUS OF ORGANIC-WALLED MICROFOSSILS FROM THE COAL-BEARING DEPOSITS OF THE EARLY PROTEROZOIC, KOLA PENINSULA

Abstract

A new genus of organic-walled microfossils of supposed fungal origin, Petsamomyces Belova gen. nov., is described from the black shales of the Pechenga complex of the Early Proterozoic (Kola Peninsula). The find testifies to the development of eukaryotic heterotrophic microorganisms as early as 2 Ga ago.