[coccoliths] Discoaster coccosphere

[Isabella Raffi]

Ciao!

I've never seen a Discoaster coccosphere, in 46 years spent in  
analyzing nannofossil assemblages from Mediterranean and open  
ocean...is it an utopia? 😱
Best,
Isabella


"Self-Trail, Jean M" <jstrail at usgs.gov> ha scritto:

> Hey all,
>
> Has anyone ever seen (or published) a Discoaster coccosphere??  If  
> so, do you have a reference?
>
> Cheers,
> Jean
>
> Jean M. Self-Trail, Ph.D.
> U.S. Geological Survey
> 926A National Center
> 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr.
> Reston, VA 20192
> 703-648-6013
>
> "You are not entitled to your opinion.
> You are entitled to your informed opinion.
> No one is entitled to be ignorant."  --Harlan Ellison



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