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Braarudosphaera sequela


Classification: ntax_cenozoic -> Braarudosphaerales -> Braarudosphaeraceae -> Braarudosphaera -> Braarudosphaera sequela
Sister taxa: B. alta, B. bigelowii, B. insecta, B. magnei, B. pentagonica, B. perampla, B. perversus, B. sequela, B. stylifera, B. sp.

Taxonomy:

Citation: Braarudosphaera sequela Self-Trail 2011
Taxonomic rank: species
Synonyms: Braarudosphaera cf. B. hockwoldensis
Taxonomic discussion: Similar to B. hockwoldensis, which was first described in the Lower Cretaceous Gault Clay (Black, 1973). Bown (2005) tentatively used the name Br. cf. B. hockwoldensis for specimens recorded from the Eocene/ Oligocene of Tanzania. However, the large stratigraphic gap between B. hockwoldensis and B. sequela argues in favor of iterative evolution and that they are two separate species (Self-Trail 2011).

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Braarudosphaera): Pentaliths approximately pentagonal, sutures go to edges of pentagon.
This taxon: Stellate Braarudosphaera with protruding pentalith segments.

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: B. sequela *

Search data:
LITHS: nannolith-radiate, pentagonal, CROSS-POLARS: T-prominent,
Lith size: 6->15µm; Segments: 5->5; Coccosphere size: 12->30µm; Liths per sphere: 12->12
Data source notes: lith size (diameter) from OD & illustrated specimens of Bown 2005; lith numbers assumed from geometry; csph size calculated from lith size
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within NP23 zone (29.62-32.02Ma, top in Rupelian stage). Data source: [PRB rough estimate]
First occurrence (base): within NP6 zone (58.97-59.54Ma, base in Selandian stage). Data source: [PRB rough estimate]

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Bown, P. R. (2005d). Palaeogene calcareous nannofossils from the Kilwa and Lindi areas of coastal Tanzania (Tanzania Drilling Project 2003-4). Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 27(1): 21-95. 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

Dunkley Jones, T., Bown, P. R. & Pearson, P. (2009). Exceptionally well preserved upper Eocene to lower Oligocene calcareous nannofossils (Prymnesiophycidae) from the Pande Formation (Kilwa Group), Tanzania. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 7(4): 359-411. gs

Self-Trail, J. (2011). Paleogene Calcareous Nannofossils of the South Dover Bridge core, Southern Maryland (USA). Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 32(1): 1-28. gs


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Braarudosphaera sequela compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 22-4-2025

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