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Size classes of giant Parapuzosia (P.) over the Tepeyac and Chalk sections.
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posted on 2021-11-10, 18:24 authored by Christina Ifrim, Wolfgang Stinnesbeck, Arturo H. González González, Nils Schorndorf, Andrew S. GaleSize refers to the diameter of the phragmocone (DP), i.e. diameter at the last suture; the indivdual shells were originally 1.5x larger. Magenta: P. (P.) leptophlla. Dark-red: P. (P.) seppenradensis. See Fig 3 for legend.
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