†Globophycus minor Oehler 1977
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Coccogoneae - Chroococcales - Chroococcaceae
Full reference: J. H. Oehler. 1977. Microflora of the H.Y.C. Pyritic Shale Member of the Barney Creek Formation (McArthur Group), middle Proterozoic of northern Australia. Alcheringa 1:315-349
Belongs to Globophycus according to J. H. Oehler 1977
Sister taxon: Globophycus rugosum
Type specimen: CPC 16920, thin section 73425946A, coordinates 9.6x107.3. Its type locality is MacArthur River Mine, borehole I22/83 WD, 147.2 m depth, which is in a Statherian basinal (siliciclastic) shale in the Barney Creek Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at MacArthur River Mine, borehole I22/83 WD, 147.2 m depth
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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