Reappraisal of three calcareous nannofossil species: <i>Coccolithus crassus, Toweius magnicrassus,</i> and <i>Toweius callosus</i>

Wei, Wuchang; Liu, Li; Bukry, David

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01 Aug 1993

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Reappraisal of three calcareous nannofossil species: Coccolithus crassus, Toweius magnicrassus, and Toweius callosus

Wuchang Wei, Li Liu, and David Bukry

Wuchang Wei

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093-0215, USA

Department of Geology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA

Paleontology and Stratigraphy Branch, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA

Li Liu

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093-0215, USA

Department of Geology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA

Paleontology and Stratigraphy Branch, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA

David Bukry

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093-0215, USA

Department of Geology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA

Paleontology and Stratigraphy Branch, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA

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