Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features: Very large, elliptical with broad, high rim and narrow central opening.
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: P. brinkhuisii *
Morphology: Very large, elliptical pontosphaerid with broad, high rim and narrow, apparently vacant central area.
Remarks: Possibly the taxon that Bralower & Mutterlose (1995) call Reticulofenestra “grandis” with a reported range of Zones NP15–16.
Differentiation: Distinguised from other Pontosphaera by larger size, thick rim cycles and vacant central area. [Bown & Newsam 2017]
Size: Holotype L = 21.2μm (Paratype L =17.1μm). [Bown & Newsam 2017]
Tags | LITHS: murolith, elliptical, CA: ca_conjunct, CROSS-POLARS: rim-bicyclic, V-prominent, R-prominent, |
Metrics | Lith size: 15->22µm; Data source notes: lith size from OD and slightly extended |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within NP16 zone (40.40-42.87Ma, top in Bartonian stage). Data source: Bown & Newsam 2017
First occurrence (base): within NP15b subzone (44.12-45.49Ma, base in Lutetian stage). Data source: Bown & Newsam 2017
Plot of occurrence data:
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Pontosphaera brinkhuisii compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 28-1-2021
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