Ceratolithina bicornuta

Perch-Nielsen, 1988 Jun 06, 2019

Set number: 15

  • Ceratolithina bicornuta 17585 1
  • Ceratolithina bicornuta 17583 2
  • Ceratolithina bicornuta 17587 3
  • Ceratolithina bicornuta 17594 4
  • Ceratolithina bicornuta 17586 5
  • Ceratolithina bicornuta 17584 6
  • Ceratolithina bicornuta 17588 7
  • Ceratolithina bicornuta 17589 8
Ceratolithina bicornuta, Middle Albian, DSDP Leg 36, Site 327A, The Maurice Ewing Bank, Falkland Plateau

Set number: 16

  • Ceratolithina bicornuta 17599 1
  • Ceratolithina bicornuta 17595 2
  • Ceratolithina bicornuta 17597 3
  • Ceratolithina bicornuta 17602 4
  • Ceratolithina bicornuta 17600 5
  • Ceratolithina bicornuta 17596 6
  • Ceratolithina bicornuta 17598 7
  • Ceratolithina bicornuta 17601 8
Ceratolithina bicornuta, Middle Albian, DSDP Leg 36, Site 327A, The Maurice Ewing Bank, Falkland Plateau
Final Epithet
Ceratolithina bicornuta Perch-Nielsen, 1988
Remarks

Species of Ceratolithina are constructed from a laminated, rod‑like crystalline block that bears a distinctly curved posterior‑lateral blade and a straight, nearly perpendicular anterior bifurcating lateral blade.

Occurrence
DSDP Leg 36, Site 327A, The Maurice Ewing Bank, Falkland Plateau
References

Perch-Nielsen, K., (1988): New Lower Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil species from England. - Newsletter of the International Nannoplankton Association, 10(1): 30-37.

Taxonomy
Ceratolithina
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Mesozoic
      • Cretaceous
        • Early Cretaceous
          • Middle Cretaceous
            • Albian
              • Middle Albian
Stratigraphic Range
Middle Albian
Age (Ma)
108.40 - 107.59
Holotype
Ceratolithina bicornuta 17595

Ceratolithina bicornuta Perch-Nielsen, 1988

Middle Albian

Copt Point, Folkestone, Southeast England