Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Braarudosphaera - Cenozoic):
This taxon: pentaliths large & with crenulate edges
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:
B. insecta *
| LITHS: nannolith-radiate, pentagonal, CROSS-POLARS: T-prominent, |
| Lith size: 10->14µm; Segments: 5->5; Coccosphere size: 20->28µm; Liths per sphere: 12->12 Data source notes: lith size (diameter) from OD and slightly extended; lith numbers assumed from geometry; csph size calculated from lith size |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within NP7 zone (58.70-58.97Ma, top in Thanetian stage). Data source: Bown 2016
First occurrence (base): within NP4 zone (61.51-63.25Ma, base in Danian stage). Data source: Bown 2016
Plot of occurrence data:
Bown, P. R. (2016). Paleocene calcareous nannofossils from Tanzania (TDP sites 19, 27 and 38). Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 36(1): 1-32. gs O Deflandre, G. & Fert, C. (1954). Observations sur les coccolithophoridés actuels et fossiles en microscopie ordinaire et électronique. Annales de Paléontologie. 40: 115-176. gsReferences:

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Braarudosphaera insecta compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 12-5-2026
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