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Andalusiella spinosa
Taxonomy
Andalusiella spinosa was named by Guler et al. (2005). Its type specimen is UNSLP 3431-1 46.5/95, an other (dinoflagellate cyst), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Estancia 25 de Mayo (VG16), which is in a Maastrichtian coastal sandstone/mudstone in the Calafate Formation of Argentina.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Andalusiella spinosa Guler et al. pp. 420-421 |
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†Andalusiella spinosa Guler et al. 2005
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| M. V. Guler et al. 2005 | Proximate, acrocavate dinoflagellate cyst with a rhomboidal central body, long apical and left antapical horns. Periphragm densely covered by fine spines. Parasulcus with flagellar scar. Assumed peridinioid paratabulatation indicated only by the cingulum and archeopyle |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Andalusiella spinosa (type locality: 232641) |