Glenobotrydion aenigmatis Schopf 1968

Life

Full reference: J. W. Schopf. 1968. Microflora of the Bitter Springs Formation, Late Precambrian, central Australia. Journal of Paleontology 42:651-688

Belongs to Glenobotrydion according to C. W. Allison and S. M. Awramik 1989

See also Knoll and Calder 1983 and Schopf 1968

Sister taxa: Glenobotrydion granulosum, Glenobotrydion kanshiensis, Glenobotrydion majorinum, Glenobotrydion tetragonalum, Glenobotrydion varioforme

Type specimen: Harvard Univ. 58505; stage coordinates 17.3 x 100.8. Its type locality is North of Ross River Tourist Camp, which is in a Tonian peritidal chert in the Bitter Springs Formation of Australia.

Distribution:

• Tonian of Australia (2 collections), Canada (7: Yukon), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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