Daughter taxa (time control age-window is: 0-800Ma)![]() | Granddaughter taxa | ||||
| Goniolithus Small to medium pentagonal liths, with narrow rim and granular central area plate. Dark image in LM. | |||||
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:
Goniolithaceae *
| : nannolith-other, |
| Lith size: 0->0µm; |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): at top of Oligocene Epoch (100% up, 23Ma, in Aquitanian stage). Data source: Total of ranges of the species in this database
First occurrence (base): within Coniacian Stage (85.70-89.39Ma, base in Coniacian stage). Data source: Total of ranges of species in this database
Plot of occurrence data:
Deflandre, G. (1957). Goniolithus nov. gen., type d'une famille nouvelle de Coccolithophoridés, à éléments pentagonaux non composites. Comptes rendus hebdomaire de l'Académie des sciences, Paris. 244: 2539-2541. gs References:

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Goniolithaceae compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 22-4-2026
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