A new Markalius species from the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary of the Neuquén Basin (Argentina)

• Published in: Journal of Nannoplankton Research
• Main Authors: Do Monte Guerra, Rodrigo, Concheyro, Graciela
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Sheridan Press
• Subjects: K/Pg; Calcareous nannofosils; Neuquen Basin; Taxonomy; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Pablo; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/218467

Study of a Cretaceous/Paleogene (K/Pg) boundary section in the Jagüel Formation, Neuquén Basin,Argentina, has revealed a new calcareous nannofossil species, Markalius neuquenesis sp. nov. This new species is medium to large in size (7.3 to 8.03 μm), with a broad, birefringent tube cycle divided into...