Doodle showing the diatom Plagiogramma Fossil Diatom Atlas
Photo of the diatom Asterolampra insignis
Asterolampra insignis Schmidt (1888)
Comment: Well-preserved valve positioned with the underside facing toward the viewer.
Locality: Deep Sea Drilling Project Hole 280A (south of South Tasman Rise, southwest Pacific), sample: 29-280A-1-2, 9-10 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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