NAME Gunflintia grandis
AGE Middle Pre-Cambrian
   AGE span: 1000...542 mya
K&J CLASSIFICATION (2000) Fungi Imperfecti, Mycelia Sterilia.
FIGURE(S)
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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. grandis Barghoorn 1965 in Barghoorn & Tyler 1965, p. 576, fig. 4, part 1. PLATE: Pl. 30, fig. 21.
LOCATION Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.
ORIG DESCRIPTION* Salient characters as described for genus. Specific characters: Filaments 2.5 to 5 µm in diameter, usually about 3.5 µm. Cells vary from equidimensional to 2 to 3 times longer than wide. Filaments may be conspicuously constricted at septa.
COMMENTS* [Common] throughout the fossiliferous zones of the Gunflint Formation. Particularly abundant at the locality 6.4 kilometers west of Schreiber, Ontario.
PUBLICATION REFERENCE Barghoorn ES, Tyler SA. 1965. Microorganisms from the Gunflint Chert; Science, v. 147. no. 3658, p. 563-577.
K&J REMARKS
TYPE
ALL NAMES (Including synonyms) Gunflintia grandis; Gunflintia grandis ;
SERIAL NUMBER 1794
PUBLIC COMMENTS
 *For source, see Publication Reference.