Distinguishing features: Small Calculites with short, hollow central stem and small basal plate with one to seven pores.
Taxonomy:
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: C. favosus *
Distinguishing features: Small Calculites with short, hollow central stem and small basal plate with one to seven pores.
Search data:Tags | LITHS: holococcolith, elliptical, CA: ca_conjunct, pores, process, CROSS-POLARS: 1ou, rim-unicyclic, R-prominent, |
Metrics | Lith size: 1.5->2.5µm; Segments: 1->1; Data source notes: original description |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within CC21 zone (76.82-77.61Ma, top in Campanian stage). Data source: original description
First occurrence (base): within CC21 zone (76.82-77.61Ma, base in Campanian stage). Data source: original description
Plot of occurrence data:
Self-Trail, J. (1999). Some new and rarely documented Late Cretaceous calcareous nannofossils from subsurface sediments in South Carolina. Journal of Paleontology. 73(5): 952-963. gsReferences:
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Calculites favosus compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 24-1-2021
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