NAME Gunflintia
AGE Middle Pre-Cambrian.   AGE span: 1000...542 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Mycelia Sterilia.
FIGURE(S)
FIGURE REFERENCE Barghoorn ES, Tyler SA. 1965. Microorganisms from the Gunflint Chert; Science, v. 147. no. 3658, p. 563-577.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY Gunflintia Barghoorn 1965 in Barghoorn & Tyler 1965, p. 576.
LOCATION Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS: Multicellular filaments, straight or curved, unbranched. Septa distinct and may be variably spaced. Diameter of filaments varies from less than 1 μm to 5 μm; individual filaments of generally uniform diameter throughout. Cells equidimensional or longer than wide. Filaments may exceed 300 μm in length.
COMMENTS*
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Barghoorn ES, Tyler SA. 1965. Microorganisms from the Gunflint Chert; Science, v. 147. no. 3658, p. 563-577.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE TYPE: Gunflintia minuta Barghoorn 1965, p. 576, fig. 4, part 8.
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Gunflintia;
SERIAL NUMBER 665
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.