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Owenia sp.


Classification: ntax_mesozoic -> Holococcoliths -> Common genera -> Owenia -> Owenia sp.
Sister taxa: O. dispar, O. hillii, O. partitum, O. sp.

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Owenia): Holococcoliths with a narrow rim and a central structure comprising two or four blocks which typically incorporate a distal bridge-shaped structure which may extend into a spine; the blocks may be perforate.
This taxon: Specimens not identified to species level


Taxonomy:

Citation: Owenia sp.
taxonomic rank: generic level id

Farinacci & Howe catalog pages:

Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Owenia): Holococcoliths with a narrow rim and a central structure comprising two or four blocks which typically incorporate a distal bridge-shaped structure which may extend into a spine; the blocks may be perforate.
This taxon: Specimens not identified to species level


Morphology:

We are using this category for images of specimens which can be identified to generic level but have not been definitively assigned to a single species.

Search data:
Lith size: 0->0µm;
The morphological data given here can be used on the advanced search page. See also these notes

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:

References:

Burnett, J. A. (1998). Upper Cretaceous. In, Bown, P. R. (ed.) Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy. British Micropalaeontological Society Publication Series . 132-199. gs O

Kennedy, W. J. et al. (2000). Integrated stratigraphy across the Aptian-Albian boundary in the Marnes Bleues, at the Col de Pre _-Guittard, Arnayon (Drome), and at Tartonne (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), France: a candidate Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Boundary Point for the base of the Albian Stage. Cretaceous Research. 21: 591-720. gs


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Owenia sp. compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 6-10-2024

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