Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features: Squat low Scyphosphaera with curved walls and wide opening, no collar
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: S. brevis * , S. pseudorecurvata * , S. praeglobulata *
Search data:Tags | LITHS: murolith, elliptical, cylindrical, hollow, CA: plate, pores, CROSS-POLARS: rim-bicyclic, V-prominent, R-prominent, |
Metrics | Lith size: 5->10µm; Data source notes: lith height from ODs |
Geological Range:
Notes: S. pseudorecurvata and S. praeglobulata; were described from the Late Miocene, S. brevis from the Middle Miocene, NN6-7
Last occurrence (top): within Late Miocene Sub-Epoch (5.33-11.62Ma, top in Messinian stage). Data source: Varol 1989
First occurrence (base): within NN6 zone (11.90-13.53Ma, base in Serravallian stage). Data source: Varol 1984
Plot of occurrence data:
Siesser, W. G. (1998). Calcareous nannofossil Genus Scyphosphaera: structure, taxonomy, biostratigraphy, and phylogeny. Micropaleontology. 44(4): 351-384. gs Varol, O. (1984). New Neogene calcareous nannofossil taxa from Malta and southern Turkey. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Monatshefte. 6: 375-384. gs Varol, O. (1989a). Calcareous nannofossil study of the central and western Solomon Islands. Circum-Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources Earth Sciences. 239-268. gs V OReferences:
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Scyphosphaera brevis compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 26-2-2021
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