Varol Research | Sphenolithus asper

Set number: 733

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Sphenolithus asper, Late Paleocene, IODP Leg 171, Site 1051A, Black Nose, Western North Atlantic

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Sphenolithus asper, Late Paleocene, IODP Leg 171, Site 1051A, Black Nose, Western North Atlantic

in mobile mount

Final Epithet

Sphenolithus asper Varol, in prep.

Basionym

Sphenolithus asper Varol, in prep.

Etymology

From Latin, asper, rough - referring to the rough appearance of its lateral cycle.

Taxonomy

Sphenolithus

Biostratigraphy

Stratigraphic Range

Thanetian

Age (Ma)

59.24? - 56.00?