Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Prinsiosphaera): Spherical, solid nannolith formed from stacked groups of calcite plates.
This taxon: Specimens not identified to species level
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:
| Lith size: 0->0µm; |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within (-Ma, top in "Holocene" stage). Data source:
First occurrence (base): within (-Ma, base in "Holocene" stage). Data source:
Plot of occurrence data:
Gardin, S., Krystyn, L., Richoz, S., Bartolini, A. & Galbrun, B. (2012). Where and when the earliest coccolithophores? Lethaia. 45: 507-523. gsReferences:

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Prinsiosphaera sp. compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 18-6-2026
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