arrayname: original
Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Ceratolithus): Ceratoliths strongly birefringent
This taxon: Like C. armatus but with short horns and wide, triangular, apical spine.
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: C. apiculus *
Search data:
: nannolith-other, |
Lith size: 0->0µm; |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within NN12 zone (5.12-5.59Ma, top in Zanclean stage). Data source: Blair et al 2017
First occurrence (base): within NN12 zone (5.12-5.59Ma, base in Messinian stage). Data source: Blair et al 2017
Plot of occurrence data:
Blair, S. A., Bergen, J. A., de Kaenel, E., Browning, E. & Boesiger, T. M. (2017). Upper Miocene-Lower Pliocene taxonomy and stratigraphy in the circum North Atlantic Basin: radiation and extinction of Amauroliths, Ceratoliths and the D. quinqueramus lineage. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 37(2-3): 113-144. gs OReferences:
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Ceratolithus apiculus compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 22-4-2025
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