Bitter Springs Group | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Tonian ~ | |
Type | Geological group |
Sub-units | Gillen, Loves Creek & Johnnys Creek Formations [1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | Chert |
Location | |
Coordinates | 23°32′34″S 134°27′26″E / 23.5427°S 134.4572°E |
Region | Northern Territory |
Country | Australia |
Extent | Amadeus Basin |
Bitter Springs Group is a Precambrian fossil locality in Australia, which preserves microorganisms in silica. [2] Its preservational mode ceased in the late Precambrian with the advent of silicifying organisms. [3]
Preserved fossils include cyanobacteria microfossils. [4] This locality also has been claimed to contain eukaryotic green algae [5] preservation, though this interpretation is debated.
Bitter Springs Group | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Tonian ~ | |
Type | Geological group |
Sub-units | Gillen, Loves Creek & Johnnys Creek Formations [1] |
Lithology | |
Primary | Chert |
Location | |
Coordinates | 23°32′34″S 134°27′26″E / 23.5427°S 134.4572°E |
Region | Northern Territory |
Country | Australia |
Extent | Amadeus Basin |
Bitter Springs Group is a Precambrian fossil locality in Australia, which preserves microorganisms in silica. [2] Its preservational mode ceased in the late Precambrian with the advent of silicifying organisms. [3]
Preserved fossils include cyanobacteria microfossils. [4] This locality also has been claimed to contain eukaryotic green algae [5] preservation, though this interpretation is debated.