Full reference: B. Bloeser. 1985. Melanocyrillium, a new genus of structurally complex late Proterozoic microfossils from the Kwagunt Formation (Chuar Group), Grand Canyon, Arizona. Journal of Paleontology 59:741-765
Belongs to Melanocyrillium according to Bloeser 1985
See also Cohen et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Melanocyrillium fimbriatum, Melanocyrillium horodyskii
Type specimen: UCLA 58959, a test. Its type locality is Locality B, Nankoweap Butte, which is in a Tonian marine shale in the Kwagunt Formation of Arizona.
Distribution:
• Neoproterozoic of Canada (1: Yukon collection), United States (1: Arizona)
• Tonian of United States (3: Arizona)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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