Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features: Markalius species with wide, but closed, central area
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: M. latus *
Size: Diameter: 5.5-9µm; CA diameter: 2.3-3.8µm; CA/Shield ratio: 35-50 %; (Shamrock & Watkins 2012)
Tags | LITHS: placolith, circular, CA: closed, CSPH: equant, monomorphic, CROSS-POLARS: rim-bicyclic, V-prominent, R-prominent, |
Metrics | Lith size: 5.5->9µm; Data source notes: lith size from OD |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within NP14b subzone (46.29-47.84Ma, top in Lutetian stage). Data source: Shamrock & Watkins (2012)
First occurrence (base): within NP9 zone (55.86-57.21Ma, base in Thanetian stage). Data source: Shamrock & Watkins (2012)
Plot of occurrence data:
Bown, P. R. & Newsam, C. (2017). Calcareous nannofossils from the Eocene North Atlantic Ocean (IODP Expedition 342 Sites U1403–1411). Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 37(1): 25-60. gs V O Bybell, L. (1975). Middle Eocene calcareous nannofossils at Little Stave Creek, Alabama. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology. 11(4): 177-247. gs V O 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 V O Shamrock, J. L. & Watkins, D. K. (2012). Eocene calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy and community structure from Exmouth Plateau, Eastern Indian Ocean (ODP Site 762). Stratigraphy. 9(1): 1-11. gsReferences:
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Markalius latus compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 14-4-2021
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