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.
| Calpionellites Temporal range: Valanginian
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Biostratigraphic significance
editThe first occurrence of the species Calpionellites darderi marks the beginning of the Valanginian and thus end of the Berriasian.
Distribution
editFossils 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Calpionellites at Fossilworks.org