Cribrocentrum macmillanii

(Dunkley Jones, Bown & Pearson, 2009) Varol, n. comb. Jul 16, 2021
Final Epithet
Cribrocentrum macmillanii (Dunkley Jones, Bown & Pearson, 2009) Varol, n. comb.
Basionym

Reticulofenestra macmillanii Dunkley Jones, Bown & Pearson, 2009

Dimensions Of Holotype

Length: 4.7µm

Description

Small[<5.0µm], elliptical species of Cribrocentrum Perch-Nielsen 1971c have a relatively large central area with prominent non-porous birefringent mesh.

References

Dunkley Jones, T., Bown, P. R., Pearson, P., 2009. Exceptionally well preserved upper Eocene to lower Oligocene calcareous nannofossils (Prymnesiophycidae) from the Pande Formation (Kilwa Group), Tanzania. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 7(4), 359-411.

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
Cribrocentrum
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Neogene
        • Miocene
          • Early Miocene
            • Burdigalian
      • Paleogene
        • Eocene
          • Middle Eocene
            • Bartonian
Stratigraphic Range
Bartonian - Burdigalian
Age (Ma)
41.03? - 15.99?
Holotype
R macmillanii1

Reticulofenestra macmillanii Dunkley Jones et al., 2009

Early Oligocene

TDP Site 11, Tanzania