Rafatazmia
| Rafatazmia Temporal range: Late Statherian,
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| Genus: | †Rafatazmia Bengtson, 2017
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| †Rafatazmia chitrakootensis Bengtson, 2017
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Rafatazmia chitrakootensis, the sole member of the genus Rafatazmia, is a fossil species of filamentous alga described from dolomite obtained from the Vindhya Ranges of central India. It is among the oldest known eukaryotic life forms and dates to about 1600 million years. The genus is named after Rafat Azmi, an Indian paleontologist who controversially discovered other fossils in the same area.