NAME Gunflintia minuta
AGE Middle Pre-Cambrian.   AGE span: 1000...542 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Mycelia Sterilia.
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FIGURE REFERENCE Barghoorn ES, Tyler SA. 1965. Microorganisms from the Gunflint Chert; Science, v. 147. no. 3658, p. 563-577.
SPECIES, AUTHORITY G. minuta Barghoorn 1965 in Barghoorn & Tyler 1965, p. 576, fig. 4, part 8.
LOCATION Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Salient features as described for genus. Specific characters: Filaments less than 1 µm to 2 µm in diameter, usually about 1.1 µm. Cells generally of uniform size and shape.
COMMENTS* [Common] throughout the fossiliferous zones of the Gunflint formation. Particularly abundant at the locality 6.4 kilometers west of Schreiber, Ontario, and at road cut 1.2 kilometers northwest of Kakabeka Falls, Ontario.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Barghoorn ES, Tyler SA. 1965. Microorganisms from the Gunflint Chert; Science, v. 147. no. 3658, p. 563-577.
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ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Gunflintia minuta
SERIAL NUMBER 666
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.