Ellipsolithus macellus

(Bramlette & Sullivan, 1961) Sullivan, 1964 Aug 21, 2021

Set number: 1170

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Ellipsolithus macellus, Late Paleocene, IODP Leg 171, Site 1051A, Black Nose, Western North Atlantic

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Set number: 1168

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Ellipsolithus macellus, Late Paleocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 245A, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean

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Set number: 1169

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Ellipsolithus macellus, Late Paleocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 245A, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean

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Set number: 1167

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Ellipsolithus macellus, Late Paleocene, DSDP Leg 36, Site 327A, The Maurice Ewing Bank, Falkland Plateau

Set number: 1166

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Ellipsolithus macellus, Late Paleocene, DSDP Leg 36, Site 327A, The Maurice Ewing Bank, Falkland Plateau

Set number: 1165

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Ellipsolithus macellus, Late Paleocene, DSDP Leg 36, Site 327A, The Maurice Ewing Bank, Falkland Plateau

Set number: 1164

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Ellipsolithus macellus, Late Paleocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 245A, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean

Set number: 1163

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Ellipsolithus macellus, Late Paleocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 245A, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean

Set number: 1162

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Ellipsolithus macellus, Late Paleocene, DSDP Leg 25, Site 245A, Mozambique Channel (Davie Ridge), Indian Ocean

Set number: 1150

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Ellipsolithus macellus, Late Paleocene, Santos Basin, Brazil

Set number: 1149

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Ellipsolithus macellus, Late Paleocene, Santos Basin, Brazil

Set number: 1147

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Ellipsolithus macellus, Late Paleocene, Santos Basin, Brazil

Set number: 1148

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Ellipsolithus macellus, Late Paleocene, Santos Basin, Brazil

Final Epithet

Ellipsolithus macellus (Bramlette & Sullivan, 1961) Sullivan, 1964

Basionym

Coccolithites macellus Bramlette & Sullivan, 1961

References

Bramlette, M. N. & Sullivan, F. R., (1961): Coccolithophorids and related nannoplankton of the Early Tertiary in California. - Micropaleontology. 7(2): 129-188.

Sullivan, F. R., (1964): Lower Tertiary nannoplankton from the California Coast Ranges. I. Paleocene. - University of California Publications in Geological Sciences. 44: 163-227.

Taxonomy

Ellipsolithus

Biostratigraphy

Stratigraphic Range

Danian - Ypresian

Age (Ma)

63.29 - 53.01

Holotype

Coccolithites macellus Bramlette & Sullivan, 1961

Early Eocene

Lodo section, northwestern Fresno County, central California, USA