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Coccoliths and nannoliths incertae sedis

Thu, 31/07/2008 - 19:53 — Jeremy Young
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Genera incertae sedis

This is a mixed group of nannofossils that cannot be assigned to either one of the four heterococcolith orders or one of the five nannolith families. It includes:

Heterococcoliths

Nannoliths (or possibly modified heterococcoliths)

NB The genus Neosphaera is now known to be produced during an alternate life-cycle phase of Ceratolithus.

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