arrayname: original
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Munarinus): Holococcoliths formed from 4-12 blocks with central-area filled or spanned by disjunct bar or block.
This taxon: rounded central block
Taxonomy:
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: M. lesliae *
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Munarinus): Holococcoliths formed from 4-12 blocks with central-area filled or spanned by disjunct bar or block.
This taxon: rounded central block
Search data:
LITHS: holococcolith, elliptical, CA: closed, ca_disjunct, CROSS-POLARS: rim-unicyclic, |
Lith size: 4->6µm; Data source notes: original description & illustrated specimens |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within Maastrichtian Stage (66.04-72.17Ma, top in Maastrichtian stage). Data source: Lees 2007 - range of figured specimens
First occurrence (base): within Cenomanian Stage (93.90-100.50Ma, base in Cenomanian stage). Data source: Lees 2007 - range of figured specimens
Plot of occurrence data:
Lees, J. A. (2007). New and rarely reported calcareous nannofossils from the Late Cretaceous of coastal Tanzania: outcrop samples and Tanzania Drilling Project Sites 5, 9 and 15. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 29(1): 39-65. gs O Risatti, J. B. (1973). Nannoplankton biostratigraphy of the Upper Bluffport Marl-Lower Prairie Bluff Chalk interval (upper Cretaceous) in Mississippi. In, Smith, L. A. & Hardenbol, J. (eds) Proceedings of the Symposium on Calcareous Nannofossils. Gulf Coast Section SEPM Publication, 8-57. gs OReferences:
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Munarinus lesliae compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 19-3-2025
Short stable page link: https://mikrotax.org/Nannotax3/index.php?id=10705 Go to Archive.is to create a permanent copy of this page - citation notes |
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