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Toweius ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Coccolithacea : Toweius | ||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 12.7 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. H. Ellis and W. H. Lohman. 1973. Toweius petalosus new species, a Paleocene calcareous nanofossil from Alabama. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 10(2):107-110 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Toweius petalosus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1973 | Toweius Ellis and Lohman |
1973 | Toweius Hay and Mohler |
References
Ellis C. H., Lohman W. H. (1973) Toweius petalosus new species, a Paleocene calcareous nanofossil from Alabama, Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 10 2, 107-110 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!