Ceratolithoides kamptneri

Bramlette & Martini, 1964 Jan 24, 2026

Set number: 2897

  • Ceratolithoides kamptneri 1661 1
  • Ceratolithoides kamptneri 1662 2
  • Ceratolithoides kamptneri 1664 3
  • Ceratolithoides kamptneri 1663 4
    10µm
Ceratolithoides kamptneri, Late Maastrichtian, Mauritania, West Africa
Final Epithet
Ceratolithoides kamptneri Bramlette & Martini, 1964
Basionym

Ceratolithoides kamptneri Bramlette & Martini, 1964

Remarks

Species of Ceratolithoides constructed with two high horns form an arrowhead‑shaped framework and bear only a vestigial or minute apical cone.

References

Bramlette, M. N. & Martini, E. 1964. The great change in calcareous nannoplankton fossils between the Maastrichtian and Danian. Micropaleontology. 10(2): 291-322.

Taxonomy
Ceratolithoides
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Mesozoic
      • Cretaceous
        • Late Cretaceous
          • Senonian
            • Maastrichtian
              • Late Maastrichtian
Stratigraphic Range
Late Maastrichtian
Age (Ma)
67.82 - 66.04
Holotype
Ceratolithoides kamptneri 1661 Ceratolithoides kamptneri 1661

Ceratolithoides kamptneri Bramlette & Martini, 1964

Prairie Bluff Formation, Alabama, USA