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Toweius petalosus

Coccolithacea

Taxonomy
Toweius petalosus was named by Ellis and Lohman (1973). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tombigbee River below Demopolis Rooster Bridge [Clayton Fm], which is in a Danian marine horizon in the Clayton Formation of Alabama.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Toweius petalosus Ellis and Lohman p. 107 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1-11

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RankNameAuthor
familyCoccolithaceaEllis and Lohman 1973
genusToweiusHay and Mohler 1973
RankNameAuthor
speciespetalosus

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Toweius petalosus Ellis and Lohman 1973
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Diagnosis
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