Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Petrobrasiella): Domed-shaped holococcoliths with holes or cavities.
This taxon: Large, domed-shaped holococcoliths with holes or cavities.
Taxonomy:
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: P. venata * , A. robusta *
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Petrobrasiella): Domed-shaped holococcoliths with holes or cavities.
This taxon: Large, domed-shaped holococcoliths with holes or cavities.
Search data:
CA: holococcolith, pores, |
Lith size: 8->15µm; Data source notes: original description & illustrated specimens |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within Campanian Stage (72.17-83.65Ma, top in Campanian stage). Data source: Burnett 1998
First occurrence (base): within Santonian Stage (83.65-85.70Ma, base in Santonian stage). Data source: Burnett 1998
Plot of occurrence data:
Burnett, J. A. (1998). Upper Cretaceous. In, Bown, P. R. (ed.) Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy. British Micropalaeontological Society Publication Series . 132-199. gs O Farhan, A. J., Burnett, J. A., Bown, P. R. & Lord, A. R. (1994). Holococcoliths from the Upper Cretaceous of Alabama and Mississippi (USA). Cahiers de Micropaléontologie. 9: 57-73. gs Hattner, J. G. & Wise, S. W. (1980). Upper Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of South Carolina. South Carolina Geology. 24: 41-117. gs 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 Salomon, R. (1999). The Calcite Palace. Website - https://ina.tmsoc.org/galleries/CalcitePalace/index.htm. -. gs Troelsen, J. & Quadros, L. P. (1971). Distribuição bioestratigráfica dos nanofósseis em sedimentos marinhos (Aptiano-Mioceno) do Brasil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias. 43, 577-609: suplemento-. gs Verbeek, J. W. (1977). Calcareous nannoplankton biostratigraphy of Middle and Upper Cretaceous deposits in Tunisia, southern Spain and France. Utrecht Micropaleontological Bulletin. 16: 1-157. gs OReferences:
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Petrobrasiella venata compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 13-2-2025
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