The Miocene epoch lasted from 23.0-5.3 Mya BC and has foraminiferal faunas closely related to recent ones. The genus Florilus is common in Miocene sediments of the shelf. Some authors placed them in Nonion.
Florilus boueanum (d´Orbigny, 1846),
Stade, Germany, Pre North Sea, Middle Miocene
Florilus boueanum (d´Orbigny, 1846),
Gram, Denmark, Pre North Sea, Miocene
Florilus grateloupi (d´Orbigny, 1826),
Calvert Cliffs Bed 10, Maryland, USA, Miocene
Florilus chesapeakensis Gibson, 1983,
Calvert Cliffs Bed 4-9, Maryland, USA, Miocene
Myelodactylus Crinoid Fossil Revisited
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Years ago I posted a picture of a fossil crinoid *Myelodactylus convolutus*
(Hall, 1852) that is normally seen coiled up. This fossil specimen was
elong...
4 days ago
BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPH
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