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Markalius
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Markalius | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Markalius | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Markalius Bramlette & E.Martini, 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Micropaleontology 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | oceanic,oligotrophic,marine,brackish (based on Haptophyta) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Haptophyta) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photoautotroph (based on Haptophyta) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Haptophyta) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. R. Bown and J. R. Young. 1997. Mesozoic calcareous nannoplankton classification. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 19:21-36 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cyclococcolithus inversus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1964 | Markalius Bramlette and Martini |
1997 | Markalius Bown and Young |
References
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!