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Metadoga mercurius


Classification: ntax_mesozoic -> Holococcoliths -> Rarer genera -> Metadoga -> Metadoga mercurius
Sister taxa: M. ampulla, M. mercurius, M. sp.

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Metadoga): Cavate, conical-flask shaped holococcolith with lid and internal partition.
This taxon: Cavate, conical-flask shaped holococcolith with lid and internal partition.


Taxonomy:

Citation: Metadoga mercurius Wind & Cepek, 1979
Taxonomic rank: species

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: M. mercurius *

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Metadoga): Cavate, conical-flask shaped holococcolith with lid and internal partition.
This taxon: Cavate, conical-flask shaped holococcolith with lid and internal partition.

Search data:
LITHS: holococcolith, circular, hollow,
Lith size: 4->7µm;
Data source notes: original description
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within Hauterivian Stage (126.50-132.60Ma, top in Hauterivian stage). Data source: Wind & Cepek 1979
First occurrence (base): within Late Valanginian Substage (132.60-135.70Ma, base in Valanginian stage). Data source: Bown et al. 1998

Plot of occurrence data:

References:

Bown, P. R., Rutledge, D. C., Crux, J. A. & Gallagher, L. T. (1998). Lower Cretaceous. In, Bown, P. R. (ed.) Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy. British Micropalaeontological Society Publication Series . 86-131. gs O

Salomon, R. (1999). The Calcite Palace. Website - https://ina.tmsoc.org/galleries/CalcitePalace/index.htm. -. gs

Wind, F. H. & Cepek, P. (1979). Lower Cretaceous calcareous nannoplankton from DSDP Hole 397A (northwest African Margin). Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. 47A: 221-235. gs

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Metadoga mercurius compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 26-1-2025

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