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Stratigraphy
Era:
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Neoproterozoic
Mesoproterozoic
Paleoproterozoic
Neoarchean
Mesoarchean
Paleoarchean
Eoarchean
System:
Series:
Stage:
Substage:
Site and situation
City:
Site:
Identification
Rostrum - ventral view
Needle
Straight-conical
Curved-conical
Subconical
Cylindro-conical
Dactyloid
Fusiform
Hastate
Subhastate
Clavate
Attenuate
Foliate1
Others
needle
straight-conical
curved-conical
subconical
cylindro-conical
dactyloid
fusiform
hastate
subhastate
clavate
attenuate
foliate1
others
Rostrum - lateral view
Needle
Straight-conical
Curved-conical
Subconical
Cylindro-conical
Dactyloid
Fusiform
Hastate
Subhastate
Clavate
Attenuate
Foliate2
Others
needle
straight-conical
curved-conical
subconical
cylindro-conical
dactyloid
fusiform
hastate
subhastate
clavate
attenuate
foliate2
others
Lateral symmetry
Symmetric
Asymmetric
symmetric
asymmetric
Shape at maximum cross section
Round
Subrounded
Depressed
Compressed
Pumpkin
Rectangular
Subrectangular
Quadrangular
Subquadrangular
Pentagonal
Keyhole
Irregular
Eight-shaped
Clover
Heart-shaped
round
subrounded
depressed
compressed
pumpkin
rectangular
subrectangular
quadrangular
subquadrangular
pentagonal
keyhole
irregular
eight-shaped
clover
heart-shaped
Shape apical cross section
Round
Subrounded
Depressed
Compressed
Pumpkin
Rectangular
Subrectangular
Quadrangular
Subquadrangular
Pentagonal
Keyhole
Irregular
Eight-shaped
Clover
Heart-shaped
round
subrounded
depressed
compressed
pumpkin
rectangular
subrectangular
quadrangular
subquadrangular
pentagonal
keyhole
irregular
eight-shaped
clover
heart-shaped
Shape alveolar cross section
Round
Subrounded
Depressed
Compressed
Pumpkin
Rectangular
Subrectangular
Quadrangular
Subquadrangular
Pentagonal
Keyhole
Irregular
Eight-shaped
Clover
Heart-shaped
round
subrounded
depressed
compressed
pumpkin
rectangular
subrectangular
quadrangular
subquadrangular
pentagonal
keyhole
irregular
eight-shaped
clover
heart-shaped
Apex type
Pointed
Obtuse
Subrounded
Rounded
Mucronate
Pointed mucronate
Elongated
Umbilical
pointed
obtuse
sub-rounded
rounded
mucronate
pointed-mucronate
elongated
umbilical
Rostrum surface
Smooth
Granulated
Vascular
Other structures
smooth
granulated
vascular
other structures
Lateral lines or grooves
No line(s) or groove(s)
One line
Splitting line
Two parallel lines
Two diverging lines
Two converging lines
More as two lines
One groove
Splitting groove
Two parallel grooves
Two diverging grooves
Two converging grooves
no line(s) or groove(s)
one line
splitting line
two parallel lines
two diverging lines
two converging lines
more as two lines
one groove
splitting groove
two parallel grooves
two diverging grooves
two converging grooves
Apical grooves
No groove(s)
One
Two
Three
Four
More
no groove(s)
one
two
three
four
more
Rostrum size
S
M
L
XL
XXL
s
m
l
xl
xxl
Relative length alveolar groove
No groove
Short
Medium
Long
Very long
no groove
short
medium
long
very long
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