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Toweius petalosus ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)208768https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=208768
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Coccolithacea : Toweius : Toweius petalosus
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
familyCoccolithaceaEllis and Lohman 1973
genusToweiusHay and Mohler 1973
speciesToweius petalosusEllis and Lohman 1973
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Toweius petalosusspeciesbelongs to Toweiusstated with evidenceEllis and Lohman, 1973
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Last Recorded Appearance66.0 - 59.2 Ma
Paleocene
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

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1973Toweius petalosus Ellis and Lohman p. 107 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1-11

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
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