Doodle showing the diatom Plagiogramma Fossil Diatom Atlas
Photo of the diatom Triceratium kinkerii
Triceratium kinkerii Schmidt (1886)
Comment: This species resembles Trinacria simulacrum in having flat valves almost devoid of perforations. Its halves, however, are covered with knobs and/or spines.
Locality: Kamyshlov, Sverdlovsk District, Russia, sample: Hustedt Collection E1685 (early Eocene).
Photographed using: Zeiss Axio.A1, Plan-APOCHROMAT 100×/1.4 Oil DIC + Zeiss AxioCam ICc 5. Stacked using Helicon Focus.
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