Owenia hillii

Set number: 2035

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CB06 C-T, Cauvery Basin, India

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Set number: 2034

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CB06 C-T, Cauvery Basin, India

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Set number: 2033

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CB06 C-T, Cauvery Basin, India

Set number: 2032

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CB06 C-T, Cauvery Basin, India

Set number: 2031

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CB06 C-T, Cauvery Basin, India

Set number: 2030

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CB06 C-T, Cauvery Basin, India

Set number: 2029

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CB06 C-T, Cauvery Basin, India

Final Epithet

Owenia hillii Crux, 1991

Basionym

Owenia hillii Crux, 1991

Remarks

The species of Owenia consists of an elliptical base with a surrounding rim with two projections aligned with the short axis, two blocks aligned with the long axis, and a solid distal process with a terminal plug. The morphological and optical properties of Owenia hillii align with those observed in the genus Owenia.

References

Crux, J. A. 1991. Albian calcareous nannofossils from the Gault Clay of Munday’s Hill (Bedfordshire, England). Journal of Micropalaeontology. 10: 203-221.

Varol, O. 2025a. A practical guide to optical studies of calcareous nannofossils. Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication. 29: 1-222

Taxonomy

Owenia

Owenia hillii

Biostratigraphy

Stratigraphic Range

Late Albian - Early Turonian

Age (Ma)

107.59? - 92.90?

Zone(s)

CC8 - CC11

Holotype

Owenia hillii Crux, 1991

Late Albian

Munday's Hill near Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England