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| Calpionellites Temporal range: Valanginian ~ | |
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| Genus: | Calpionellites |
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Calpionellites is an extinct genus of single celled eukaryotes.[1] Their fossils are found in rocks dating to the Valanginian stage of the Early Cretaceous.
Biostratigraphic significance[edit]
The first occurrence of the species Calpionellites darderi marks the beginning of the Valanginian and thus end of the Berriasian.
Distribution[edit]
Fossils of the genus have been found in:[1]
- Puke, Albania
- Steinmühl Formation, Austria
- Guasasa Formation, Cuba
- Lake Rożnów, Poland
- Lapos Formation, Romania
- Miravetes and Tollo Formations, Spain
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Calpionellites at Fossilworks.org