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''Calpionellites'' is an extinct genus of single celled eukaryotes.''Calpionellites''
at Fossilworks.org
Their fossils are found in rocks dating to the
Valanginian In the geologic timescale, the Valanginian is an age or stage of the Early or Lower Cretaceous. It spans between 139.8 ± 3.0 Ma and 132.9 ± 2.0 Ma (million years ago). The Valanginian Stage succeeds the Berriasian Stage of the Lower Cretace ...
stage of the Early Cretaceous.


Biostratigraphic significance

The first occurrence of the species ''Calpionellites darderi'' marks the beginning of the
Valanginian In the geologic timescale, the Valanginian is an age or stage of the Early or Lower Cretaceous. It spans between 139.8 ± 3.0 Ma and 132.9 ± 2.0 Ma (million years ago). The Valanginian Stage succeeds the Berriasian Stage of the Lower Cretace ...
and thus end of the
Berriasian In the geological timescale, the Berriasian is an age/stage of the Early/Lower Cretaceous. It is the oldest subdivision in the entire Cretaceous. It has been taken to span the time between 145.0 ± 4.0 Ma and 139.8 ± 3.0 Ma (million years ago ...
.


Distribution

Fossils of the genus have been found in: *
Puke Vomiting (also known as emesis and throwing up) is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose. Vomiting can be the result of ailments like food poisoning, gastroenteri ...
, Albania * Steinmühl Formation, Austria * Guasasa Formation, Cuba * Lake Rożnów, Poland * Lapos Formation, Romania * Miravetes and
Tollo Formation Tollo is a ''comune'' and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Tollo is renowned for its vineyards and olive groves. It is situated in the 'Hills of the Teatina' (''colline teatine''), a group of foothills of the Apennine ...
s, Spain


See also

* ''
Calpionella ''Calpionella'' is an extinct genus of calpionellid, a group of single celled eukaryotes.
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References

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Alveolata genera Prehistoric SAR supergroup genera Index fossils Early Cretaceous first appearances Early Cretaceous extinctions Fossils of Albania Cretaceous Austria Fossils of Austria Cretaceous Cuba Fossils of Cuba Fossils of Poland Cretaceous Romania Fossils of Romania Cretaceous Spain Fossils of Spain