Toweius occultatus

(Locker, 1967) Perch-Nielsen, 1971c Sep 19, 2025

Set number: 2152

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Toweius occultatus, Early Eocene, Santos Basin, Brazil

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Toweius occultatus, Late Paleocene, DSDP Leg 39, Sites 354, Ceará Rise, North Atlantic Ocean

Set number: 2150

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Toweius occultatus, Late Paleocene, DSDP Leg 39, Sites 354, Ceará Rise, North Atlantic Ocean

Set number: 2149

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Toweius occultatus, Late Paleocene, DSDP Leg 39, Sites 354, Ceará Rise, North Atlantic Ocean

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Toweius occultatus, Late Paleocene, DSDP Leg 39, Sites 354, Ceará Rise, North Atlantic Ocean

Set number: 2147

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Toweius occultatus, Late Paleocene, DSDP Leg 39, Sites 354, Ceará Rise, North Atlantic Ocean

Final Epithet

Toweius occultatus (Locker, 1967) Perch-Nielsen, 1971c

Basionym

Coccolithus occultatus Locker, 1967

Remarks

Toweius occultatus differs from Toweius petrinus by its larger size, typically greater than 6.0μm.

References

Locker, S., 1967. Neue Coccolithophoriden (Flagellata) aus dem Alttertiär Norddeutschlands. Geologie, Berlin 16, 361-364.

Perch-Nielsen, K. 1971c. Elektronenmikroskopische untersuchungen an Coccolithen und verwandten Formen aus dem Eozan von Danemark. Biologiske Skrifter, Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. 18(3): 1-76.

Taxonomy

Toweius

Biostratigraphy

Stratigraphic Range

Thanetian - Ypresian

Zone(s)

NP6 - NP14

Age (Ma)

59.24? - 48.07?

Holotype

Coccolithus occultatus Locker, 1967

Early Eocene

Goiwitz (Poel), Northern Germany.