Set number: 1839

  • Gorkaea cruciformis 13261 1
  • Gorkaea cruciformis 13264 2
  • Gorkaea cruciformis 13265 3
  • Gorkaea cruciformis 13268 4
  • Gorkaea cruciformis 13262 5
  • Gorkaea cruciformis 13263 6
  • Gorkaea cruciformis 13266 7
  • Gorkaea cruciformis 13267 8
  • Gorkaea cruciformis 13271 9
  • Gorkaea cruciformis 13270 10
  • Gorkaea cruciformis 13269 11
  • Gorkaea cruciformis 13272 12
    10µm
Gorkaea cruciformis, Late Aptian, Arabian Peninsula (The specific location cannot be disclosed)
Final Epithet
Gorkaea cruciformis Varol, in prep.
Basionym

Gorkaea cruciformis Varol, in prep.

Diagnosis

Large Gorkaea species characterised by a broad diagonal bar with four apices aligned with the principal axes of the loxolith. The sides of the bar are strongly indented, producing a distinctive cross-shaped outline.

Etymology

From Latin crux, cross and forma, shape, referring to the cross-shaped appearance of the diagonal bar.