Geological Range: Last occurrence (top): within Neogene Period (2.59-23.03Ma, top in Piacenzian stage). Data source: Lazarus et al. 2015 - "N age group" First occurrence (base): within Neogene Period (2.59-23.03Ma, base in Aquitanian stage). Data source: Lazarus et al. 2015 - "N age group"
Plot of occurrence data:
Range-bar - range as quoted above, pink interval top occurs in, green interval base occurs in.
Triangles indicate an event for which a precise placement has been suggested
Histogram - Neptune occurrence data from DSDP and ODP proceedings. Pale shading <50 samples in time bin. Interpret with caution & read these notes
Caulet, J. (1979). Les depot a radiolaires d'age Pliocene superieur a Pleistocene dans l'ocean Indien central:Nouvelle zonation biostratigraphique. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 43: 119-141. gs
Botryostrobus bramlettei pretumidulus compiled by the radiolaria@mikrotax project teamviewed: 30-11-2023