Braarudosphaera wendlerae

Lees & Bown, 2016 Jan 20, 2026

Set number: 2832

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Braarudosphaera wendlerae, Late Aptian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)

Set number: 2831

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Braarudosphaera wendlerae, Late Aptian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)

Set number: 2830

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Braarudosphaera wendlerae, Late Aptian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)

Set number: 2829

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Braarudosphaera wendlerae, Late Aptian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)

Final Epithet

Braarudosphaera wendlerae Lees & Bown, 2016

Basionym

Braarudosphaera wendlerae Lees & Bown, 2016

Optical Properties

In the plan view, Braarudosphaera wendlerae exhibits length-slow (+) elongation.

Remarks

Small pentaliths (< 4.0 µm) have segments with rounded apices, and often one segment is trapezoidal in shape.

References

Lees, J. A. & Bown, P. R. 2016. New and intriguing calcareous nannofossils from the Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) of Tanzania. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 36(1): 83-95.

Taxonomy

Braarudosphaera

Biostratigraphy

Stratigraphic Range

Late Aptian - Late Turonian

Age (Ma)

118.76? - 89.39?

Holotype

Braarudosphaera wendlerae Lees & Bown, 2016

Turonian

TDP Site 31, SW of Lindi, coastal Tanzania