†Eoastrion simplex Barghoorn 1965
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Full reference: E. S. Barghoorn. 1965. Taxonomic names, in Microorganisms from the Gunflint Chert. Science 147:563-577
Belongs to Eoastrion according to B. Amard and J. Bertrand-Sarfati 1997
See also Barghoorn 1965 and Walter et al. 1976
Sister taxon: Eoastrion bifurcatum
Type specimen: Harvard Univ. 58277, K-4-Z. Its type locality is 1.2 km northwest of Kakabeka Falls, which is in an Orosirian basinal (siliceous) chert in the Gunflint Chert Formation of Canada.
Distribution:
• Statherian of Australia (1 collection)
• Orosirian of Canada (4: Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Quebec), Gabon (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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