Taxonomy:
Distinguishing features: Scyphospaera with broad concavo-convex base which contracts into narrow tube-like distal part
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: S. olla *
Size: up to 16µm high, base width up to 12.5µm (original description)
Tags | LITHS: murolith, elliptical, cylindrical, hollow, CA: plate, pores, CROSS-POLARS: rim-bicyclic, V-prominent, R-prominent, |
Metrics | Lith size: 14->20µm; Data source notes: lith height from OD and slightly extended |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within NP12 zone (50.50-53.70Ma, top in Ypresian stage). Data source: original description
First occurrence (base): within NP12 zone (50.50-53.70Ma, base in Ypresian stage). Data source: original description
Plot of occurrence data:
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Scyphosphaera olla compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 1-3-2021
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