Bitter Springs Group

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File:Inzeria intia (stromatolite) (Neoproterozoic, 800 Ma; Bitter Springs, Australia) 2 (28499466997).jpg
Fossil Inzeria intia stromatolites from the Bitter Springs Group

The Bitter Springs Group, also known as the Bitter Springs Formation is a Precambrian fossil locality in Australia, which preserves stromatolites and microorganisms in silica.[1] Its preservational mode ceased in the late Neoproterozoic with the advent of silicifying organisms.[2]

Fossils include exceptionally well-preserved cyanobacteria microfossils, as well as multiple stromatolite species, including Linella avis and Inzeria intia.[3][4] This locality also has been claimed to contain eukaryotic green algae preservation, though this interpretation is debated.[5]

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