Discoaster saipanensis

Bramlette & Riedel, 1954 Aug 21, 2021

Set number: 1136

  • Discoaster saipanensis VR 02747 1
  • Discoaster saipanensis VR 02748 2
  • Discoaster saipanensis VR 02750 3
  • Discoaster saipanensis VR 02749 4
    10µm
Discoaster saipanensis, Middle Eocene, DSDP Leg 39, Sites 356, Sào Paulo Plateau, South Atlantic Ocean
Final Epithet
Discoaster saipanensis Bramlette & Riedel, 1954
Basionym

Discoaster saipanensis Bramlette & Riedel, 1954

References

Bramlette, M. N. & Riedel, W. R., (1954): Stratigraphic value of discoasters and some other microfossils related to Recent coccolithophores. - Journal of Paleontology. 28: 385-403.

Taxonomy
Discoaster
Biostratigraphy
  • Phanerozoic
    • Cenozoic
      • Paleogene
        • Eocene
          • Late Eocene
            • Priabonian
          • Early Eocene
            • Ypresian
Stratigraphic Range
Ypresian - Priabonian
Age (Ma)
48.80 - 34.44
Holotype
Discoaster saipanensis VR 02750

Discoaster saipanensis Bramlette & Riedel, 1954

Late Eocene

Densinyama formation (upper Eocene), E side of Talofofo Road, S 80° E 1600 ft. from junction of Talofofo Road and Ridge Road, N. Saipan