Three new species of calcareous nannofossil from Late Palaeocene and Early Eocene assemblages (Ocean Drilling Program Site 1262, Walvis Ridge, SE Atlantic Ocean)

At Ocean Drilling Program Site 1262 (Leg 208), a composite section spanning the Lower Palaeocene to Lower Eocene was recovered from Walvis Ridge, eastern South Atlantic Ocean. Calcareous nannofossil assemblages there are moderately to well preserved. Three new species have been identified: two new s...

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Published in:Journal of Nannoplankton Research
Main Authors: AGNINI, CLAUDIA, FORNACIARI, ELIANA, RAFFI I.
Other Authors: Agnini, Claudia, Fornaciari, Eliana, Raffi, I.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Calcareous nannofossil
taxonomy
Discoaster
Sphenolithu
ODP Site 1262
South Atlantic Ocean
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11577/2469688
https://doi.org/10.58998/jnr2002
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Summary:At Ocean Drilling Program Site 1262 (Leg 208), a composite section spanning the Lower Palaeocene to Lower Eocene was recovered from Walvis Ridge, eastern South Atlantic Ocean. Calcareous nannofossil assemblages there are moderately to well preserved. Three new species have been identified: two new species of the genus Discoaster (D. backmanii, D. paelikei) and a new species of Sphenolithus (S. rioi) are described and illustrated.

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