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Marssonella cf. oxycona (D'Orbigny, 1840)

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found in Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
in material provided by Eric M Sadorf, North Carolina Fossil Club

Island Creek Member, Peedee Formation, Maastrichtian, Cretaceous

View of a corroded specimen of Marssonella cf. oxycona (Reuss, 1860)

SEM picture taken together with Dr. Rosenfeldt
head of the Mikrobiologische Vereinigung Hamburg

My taxonomic suggestion is based upon: J. Hofker, 1957: Foraminiferen der Oberkreide von Nordwestdeutschland und Holland. 1957, Beih.Geol.Jb.27, Page 86, the classification is only based upon the outer appearance, no slicing was made
           Marssonella cf. oxycona, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA