arrayname: original
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Reinhardtites): Unicyclic muroliths with very broad rim and narrow central-area spanned or filled by a tranverse bar.
This taxon: Bulbous central structure
Taxonomy:
Farinacci & Howe catalog pages: P. elkefensis *
Distinguishing features:
Parent taxon (Reinhardtites): Unicyclic muroliths with very broad rim and narrow central-area spanned or filled by a tranverse bar.
This taxon: Bulbous central structure
Search data:
LITHS: murolith, elliptical, hollow, CA: ca_disjunct, CROSS-POLARS: V-prominent, rim-unicyclic, |
Lith size: 7->11µm; Data source notes: illustrated specimens |
Geological Range:
Last occurrence (top): within Maastrichtian Stage (66.04-72.17Ma, top in Maastrichtian stage). Data source: Burnett 1998
First occurrence (base): within Maastrichtian Stage (66.04-72.17Ma, base in Maastrichtian 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 Perch-Nielsen, K. (1981). New Maastrichtian and Paleocene calcareous nannofossils from Africa, Denmark, and USA and the Atlantic, and some Paleocene lineages. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae. 74(3): 831-863. gs O Perez-Rodriguez, I., Lees, J. A., Larasoaña, J. C., Arz, J. A. & Arenillas, I. (2012). Planktonic foraminiferal and calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy and magnetostratigraphy of the uppermost Campanian and Maastrichtian at Zumaia, northern Spain. Cretaceous Research. 37: 100-126. gs Varol, O. (1991). New Cretaceous and Tertiary Calcareous Nannofossils. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen. 182: 211-237. gsReferences:
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Reinhardtites elkefensis compiled by Jeremy R. Young, Paul R. Bown, Jacqueline A. Lees viewed: 16-3-2025
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