Set number: 2812

  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14395 1
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14398 2
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14400 3
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14403 4
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14396 5
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14397 6
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14399 7
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14401 8
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14404 9
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Braarudosphaera akanonistos, Late Aptian, Onshore Texas, USA

Set number: 2813

  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14315 1
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14319 2
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14320 3
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14324 4
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14317 5
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14318 6
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14321 7
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14322 8
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 14323 9
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Braarudosphaera akanonistos, Late Aptian, Onshore Texas, USA

Set number: 2815

  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 7547 1
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 7550 2
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 7551 3
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 7548 4
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 7549 5
  • Braarudosphaera akanonistos 7552 6
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Braarudosphaera akanonistos, Late Aptian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)
Final Epithet
Braarudosphaera akanonistos Varol, in prep.
Basionym

Braarudosphaera akanonistos Varol, in prep.

Etymology

From the Greek akanonistos, meaning ‘irregular’, referring to the irregular sizes of the pentalith.

Description

In this pentalith, one segment develops a ridge and elongates, resembling a spine. The two segments adjacent to the elongated segment are distinctly smaller than the segments to which they are attached.