Varol Research | Ceratolithus dontia

Set number: 1574

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Ceratolithus dontia, Early Pliocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 225, Red Sea

Set number: 1573

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Ceratolithus dontia, Early Pliocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 229A, Red Sea

Set number: 1572

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Ceratolithus dontia, Early Pliocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 225, Red Sea

Set number: 1571

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Ceratolithus dontia, Early Pliocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 225, Red Sea

Set number: 1570

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Ceratolithus dontia, Early Pliocene, DSDP Leg 23, Site 225, Red Sea

Final Epithet

Ceratolithus dontia Varol, in prep.

Basionym

Ceratolithus dontia Varol, in prep.

Etymology

From Greek dontia, teeth - referring to teeth like projection on the flaring arm

Taxonomy

Ceratolithus

Biostratigraphy

Stratigraphic Range

Zanclean

Age (Ma)

5.33 - 5.04

Holotype

Ceratolithus dontia Varol, in prep.

Early Pliocene

DSDP Leg 23, Site 225, Red Sea