Set number: 1106

  • Danica 1
    5µm
Reticolofenestra danica

Set number: 1055

  • Reticulofenestra danica 1466 23 1
  • Reticulofenestra danica 997 24 2
  • Reticulofenestra danica 1226 25 3
  • Reticulofenestra danica 1156 21 4
  • Reticulofenestra danica 1150 23 5
  • Reticulofenestra danica 1140 29 6
  • Reticulofenestra danica 1155 18 7
  • Reticulofenestra danica 1140 24 8
  • Reticulofenestra danica 1146 5 9
  • Reticulofenestra danica 1146 22 10
Reticulofenestra danica

Fig 1. Antalya Basin, Turkey, Early Pliocene, 7.2µm; Fig 2. Antalya-Manavgat Road, Turkey, Late Miocene, 7.7µm; Fig 3. Malta, Middle Miocene, 7.7µm; Fig 4. Malta, Middle Miocene, 7.0µm; Fig 5. Adana Basin, Late Miocene, 7.4µm; Fig 6. Malta, Middle Miocene, 7.0µm; Fig 7. Adana Basin, Late Miocene, 7.3µm; Fig 8. Malta, Middle Miocene, 7.1µm; Fig 9. Malta, Middle Miocene, 7.0µm; Fig 10. Malta, Middle Miocene, 7.8µm

Set number: 1056

  • Reticulofenestra danica 947 17 1
  • Reticulofenestra danica 1146 13 2
  • Reticulofenestra danica 995 27 3
  • Reticulofenestra danica 1162 19 4
Reticulofenestra danica

Fig 1. Malta, Middle Miocene, 7.3µm; Fig 2. Malta, Middle Miocene, 7.2µm; Fig 3. Antalya-Manavgat Road, Turkey, Late Miocene, Coccesphere: 11.8µm, Coccoliths: 7.2µm; Fig 4. Malta, Middle Miocene, 7.0µm

Final Epithet
Reticulofenestra danica (Black, 1967) Roth, 1970
Basionym

Dictyococcites danicus Black, 1967

Description

Large (7.0-8.0µm) species of Reticulofenestra. Recognizing this size of Reticulofenestra allows us to identify nannofossil event LO of Reticulofenestra danica at 3.26Ma.

References

Black, M., (1967): New names for some coccolith taxa. - Proceedings of the Geological Society of London. 1640: 139-145.

Roth, P. H., (1970): Oligocene calcareous nannoplankton biostratigraphy. - Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae. 63: 799-881.