Table T6. Late Cretaceous radiolarian datums and zones.
Species event
Marker species
Age
(Ma)
Reference
Campanian


FO Amphipyndax tylotus Amphipyndax tylotus 75.0–77.0 1
FO Amphipyndax pseudoconulus Amphipyndax pseudoconulus ~83.5 1
Coniacian


FO Theocampe urna Theocampe urna ~87.5 1
Turonian


FO Crucella cachensis Crucella cachensis ~93.5 2
FO Pseudodictyomitra nakasekoi Pseudodictyomitra nakasekoi ~98.0 2
FO Obesacapsula somphedia Obesacapsula somphedia

Albian


FO Dorypyle? anisa Dorypyle? anisa ~99.0 2
FO Pseudodictyomitra pseudomacrocephala Pseudodictyomitra pseudomacrocephala ~102.0 2
FO Mita spoletoensis Mita spoletoensis 107.0–105.0 2
FO Mita gracilis Mita gracilis 112.2 2
FO Obesacapsula somphedia Obesacapsula somphedia ~99.0 1
Aptian


FO Pseudodictyomitra lodogaensis Pseudodictyomitra lodogaensis 116.0–115.0 2
LO Sphaerostylus lanceola Acaeniotyle umbilicata 116.0–115.0 1

Notes: FO = first occurrence, LO = last occurrence. References: 1 = Sanfilippo and Riedel (1985), 2 = Erbacher and Thurow (1998).