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Craterolithus: a new calcareous nannofossil genus from the Oligocene of the Labrador Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

John V. Firth
John V. Firth*
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Florida State University, Tallahassee 32306
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Abstract

Craterolithus n. gen. is described. Craterolithus hoerstgensis (Müller) n. comb. is designated as type species, and its description is emended. This distinctive species occurs within a restricted range in the middle Oligocene (NP 23 to lower NP 24) of the Labrador Sea and northern Germany.

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Research Article
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 62 , Issue 6 , November 1988 , pp. 853 - 854
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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