Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features: Large, tall, robust Ciphragmalithus species, broadly elliptical with protruding irregular spines, H-shaped central structure
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: C. vandenberghei *
Size: Length 12.0 to 18.4 µm; Width 11.2 to 16.0 µm, Height ca. 15 µm (holotype: L = 13.6 µm, W = 12.8 µm) - Steurbaut (2011)
Tags | LITHS: murolith, elliptical, CA: diagonal cross, CROSS-POLARS: rim-unicyclic, V-prominent, |
Metrics | Lith size: 12->18µm; Data source notes: lith size from OD |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within NP13 zone (49.11-50.50Ma, top in Ypresian stage). Data source: original description
First occurrence (base): within NP13 zone (49.11-50.50Ma, base in Ypresian stage). Data source: original description
Plot of occurrence data:
Musatov, V. A. (2017). A new species of the genus Chiphragmalithus from the Ypresian stage (early Eocene) in the northern part of the Caspian Depression (Russia). Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 37(1): 67-76. gs V O Steurbaut, E. (2011). New calcareous nannofossil taxa from the Ypresian (Early Eocene) of the North Sea Basin and the Turan Platform in West Kazakhstan. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique Sciences de la Terre. 81: 247-277. gsReferences:
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Chiphragmalithus vandenberghei compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 19-4-2021
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