• Source: Calpionellites

Calpionellites is an extinct genus of single celled eukaryotes. Their fossils are found in rocks dating to the Valanginian stage of the Early Cretaceous.




Biostratigraphic significance


The first occurrence of the species Calpionellites darderi marks the beginning of the Valanginian and thus end of the Berriasian.




Distribution


Fossils of the genus have been found in:

Puke, Albania
Steinmühl Formation, Austria
Guasasa Formation, Cuba
Lake Rożnów, Poland
Lapos Formation, Romania
Miravetes and Tollo Formations, Spain




See also


Calpionella




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Calpionellites
• Calpionellites darderi
• Cretaceous
• Valanginian
• Berriasian
• Calpionellid
• Geology of the Iberian Peninsula
• List of Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points