arrayname: original
Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Braarudosphaera): Pentaliths approximately pentagonal, sutures go to edges of pentagon.
This taxon: Large (>12µm) pentaliths with slightly rounded corners and convex upper surfaces
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: B. perampla *
Morphology:
Size:
LITHS: nannolith-radiate, pentagonal, CSPH: equant, monomorphic, CROSS-POLARS: T-prominent, |
Lith size: 12->21µm; Segments: 5->5; Coccosphere size: 24->42µm; Liths per sphere: 12->12 Data source notes: lith size (diameter) from OD; lith numbers assumed from geometry; csph size calculated from lith size |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within NP23 zone (29.62-32.02Ma, top in Rupelian stage). Data source: Bown 2010
First occurrence (base): within NP6 zone (58.97-59.54Ma, base in Selandian stage). Data source: Bown 2010
Plot of occurrence data:
Bown, P. R. (2010). Calcareous nannofossils from the Paleocene/Eocene Thermal Maximum interval of southern Tanzania (TDP Site 14). Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 31(1): 11-38. gs O 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 Bown, P. R., Kim, H. & Gibbs, S. J. (2023). Danian calcareous nannofossil evolution and taxonomy with focus on sites from the North Atlantic Ocean (IODP Expedition 342, Sites U1403 and U1407). Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 41(2): 110-157. gs OReferences:
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Braarudosphaera perampla compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 22-4-2025
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