Bitter Springs Group facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Bitter Springs Group Stratigraphic range: Cryogenian-Tonian ~896–767Ma Had'n Archean Proterozoic Pha.
Type	Geological group
Sub-units	Gillen, Loves Creek & Johnnys Creek Formations
Lithology
Primary	Chert
Location
Coordinates	23°32′34″S 134°27′26″E / 23.5427°S 134.4572°E / -23.5427; 134.4572
Region	Northern Territory
Country	Australia
Extent	Amadeus Basin

Bitter Springs Group is a Precambrian fossil locality in Australia, which preserves microorganisms in silica. Its preservational mode ceased in the late Precambrian with the advent of silicifying organisms.

Preserved fossils include cyanobacteria microfossils. This locality also has been claimed to contain eukaryotic green algae preservation, though this interpretation is debated.

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Fossil stromatolites from the Bitter Springs Group

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