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Calpionellites

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Calpionellites
Temporal range: Valanginian
~139.8–132.9 Ma
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Calpionellites
Species
  • C. darderi

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

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

Distribution

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Fossils of the genus have been found in:[1]

See also

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References

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