Oculobairdoppilata gen. nov. (Ostracoda, Bairdiidae): A new genus from the Paleocene of Tunisia

Journal of Micropalaeontology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 97-101

  Van Itterbeeck, Jimmy ^a,b   Morsi, Abdel Mohsen M ^c   Horne, David J ^d,e   Speijer, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oculobairdoppilata; Ostracoda; Paleocene; Tethys; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

NEW GENUS; OSTRACOD; PALEOCENE; TETHYS;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

BAIRDIIDAE; OSTRACODA;

EID: 35748967905     PISSN: 0262821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jm.26.2.97     Document Type: Article

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