Fossil Diatom Atlas

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Triceratium unguiculatum Greville (1864)

Comment: Well-preserved valve positioned with the underside facing toward the viewer. Please note that this species is an example of Triceratium in the strict sense.

Locality: Deep Sea Drilling Project Hole 280A (south of South Tasman Rise, southwest Pacific), sample: 29-280A-6-3, 116-117 cm (Eocene-Oligocene Transition).

Photographed using: Zeiss Axio.A1, Plan-APOCHROMAT 100×/1.4 Oil DIC + Zeiss AxioCam ICc 5. Stacked using Helicon Focus.

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