Conophyton

{{Short description|Genus of fossil cyanobacteria}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| fossil_range = {{long fossil range|Neoproterozoic}}

| image = Stromatolites (Bitter Springs Formation, Neoproterozoic, 850 Ma; Amadeus Basin, Australia) 1 (17372243295).jpg

| image_caption = Stromatolites, Neoproterozoic, 850 Ma in Australia

| taxon = Conophyton

| authority = Maslov, 1937

| type_species = {{extinct}}C. lituum

| type_species_authority = Maslov 1937

}}

Conophyton is a genus of stromatolite-forming cyanobacteria from the Neoproterozoic era. Fossils have been found in many countries, including Australia, India, China and Russia.{{Cite journal |last=M. R |first=Walter |year=1972 |title=Stromatolites and the biostratigraphy of the Australian Precambrian and Cambrian |url=https://www.palass.org/sites/default/files/media/publications/special_papers_in_palaeontology/number_11/spp11_pp1-190.pdf |journal=Special Papers in Palaentology |location= |publisher=The Palaeontological Association |volume=11 |access-date=}}{{Cite book |last=Preiss |first=W. V |url=https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/37781/10/02whole_v1.pdf |title=The Biostratigraphy and Palaeoecology of South Australian Precambrian Stromatolites |last2=B.sc. (Hons.) |publisher=Department of Geology and Mineralology University of Adelaide |year=1971 |volume=1}}{{Cite book |last=S.M |first=Mathur |url=https://popups.uliege.be/0037-9395/index.php?id=4096&file=1 |title=Stromatolites in the Precambrian Vindhyan Supergroup of Central India : A review |year=1981}}{{Cite web |title=Conophyton Maslov, 1937 :: AlgaeBase |url=https://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=45311 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=www.algaebase.org}}