Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Rhagodiscus): Loxolith coccoliths with low rim and central-area filled by a granular plate which may be perforate and/or spine-bearing. In xpl the rim is unicyclic moderately bright, the central area is granular, lacking a clear extinction cross.
This taxon: Medium-sized (5-8µm) murolith coccoliths with a relatively broad central area spanned by a granular plate that normally bears a hollow spine or spine base; the rim appears unicyclic in LM.
Taxonomy:
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: D. asper * , P. reightonensis * , R. swinnertoni * , D. vagus * , P. granulatus * , Z. variradiatus * , P. fischeri * , R. excavata * , R. clavulus * , Z. fenestratus *
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Rhagodiscus): Loxolith coccoliths with low rim and central-area filled by a granular plate which may be perforate and/or spine-bearing. In xpl the rim is unicyclic moderately bright, the central area is granular, lacking a clear extinction cross.
This taxon: Medium-sized (5-8µm) murolith coccoliths with a relatively broad central area spanned by a granular plate that normally bears a hollow spine or spine base; the rim appears unicyclic in LM.
Morphology:
Size:
LITHS: murolith, elliptical, CA: plate, pores, process, CROSS-POLARS: R-prominent, rim-unicyclic, |
Lith size: 5->8µm; Data source notes: illustrated specimens |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): near base of UC5b subzone (10% up, 94.2Ma, in Cenomanian stage). Data source: Burnett 1998, fig. 6.2
First occurrence (base): in upper part of NJT17a subzone (60% up, 143.7Ma, in Tithonian stage). Data source: Casellato 2010, fig16 - secondary marker
Plot of occurrence data:
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Rhagodiscus asper compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 16-10-2024
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