Data plotted here is from DINOSTRAT, available via Zenodo: DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7791273. Please cite Bijl, 2022 https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-579-2022 when using this data.


Plots are based on the following information

FO/LO	Location	Taxon	Source	Calibration	Age (Ma)	Paleolatitude
FO	959	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Awad and Oboh-Ikenobe, 2016	0.8 in nan_c_CP6	57.78618	-9.0413055647
FO	U1356	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Bijl et al., 2013	0.75 in mag_C24n.3n	53.4125	-58.805050218750004
FO	1168	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	Brinkhuis et al., 2003a	0 in mag_C5En	18.497	-47.985789862941175
FO	555	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Brown and Downie, 1984	0.1 in nan_n_NP9	57.10089	46.4203658616
FO	548	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	Brown and Downie, 1985	0 in nan_n_NN6	13.660400000000001	44.436845825411766
FO	nw Pacific	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	Bujak and Matsuoka, 1986	0 in stage_Tortonian	11.65	50.2465
FO	North Sea Compilation	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum reductum	Powell, 1992	0.65 in nan_n_NP23	28.843645000000002	45.442500678116666
FO	610	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	De Schepper and Head, 2008	1 in mag_C2An.2r	3.207	51.623651960000004
FO	Gulf Coast2	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	Duffield and Stein, 1986	0 in plfor_A_N10	14.06	28.7421464375
FO	1411	Melitasphaeridium asterium	Egger et al., 2016	0.67 in mag_C13n	33.38296	35.0616054152
FO	913	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Firth, 1996	0.8 in mag_C19r	41.3832	63.999948064
FO	Scotian Margin	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	Williams et al., 1993	0.5 in stage_Aquitanian	21.744999999999997	39.53755769285714
FO	Scotian Margin	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Williams et al., 1993	0.5 in stage_Ypresian	52.035	37.0171451
FO	Kysing-4	Melitasphaeridium asterium	Heilmann-Clausen and Van Simaeys, 2005	0.25 in nan_n_NP19-20	36.24	48.8246448
FO	Suvlu	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	King et al., 2018	0 in nan_n_NP10	56.001	37.79725933333333
FO	Bordeaux	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	Londeix and Jan du Chene, 1998	0.6 in nan_n_NN2	20.58	38.596535020000005
FO	Oga	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	Matsuoka et al., 1987	0 in plfor_A_N15	10.54	28.6949925625
FO	765A	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	McMinn, 1992	0.5 in plfor_A_N16	9.235	-21.222167
FO	823	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	McMinn, 1993	0.02 in nan_c_CN9	8.2348	-18.614860752
FO	sw England	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Powell et al., 1996	0.25 in mag_C25r	58.633250000000004	40.958424634375
FO	Lemme	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	Powell, 1986	0.75 in plfor_A_N4	21.722525	39.48222933489507
FO	Shukheir-1	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	Soliman et al., 2012	1 in nan_n_NN2	19.18	22.0851748
FO	Shukheir-1	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum reductum	Soliman et al., 2012	0 in nan_n_NN5	14.86	23.51387190769231
FO	Shukheir-1	Melitasphaeridium angustum	Soliman et al., 2012	0 in nan_n_NN5	14.86	23.51387190769231
FO	block15	Melitasphaeridium aspinatum	Torricelli et al., 2022	0.5 in nan_c_CP19	25.746650000000002	-12.704531000000001
FO	1053	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Van Mourik et al., 2001	0.9 in nan_c_CP14b	37.91568	26.9036231876
LO	959	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Awad and Oboh-Ikenobe, 2016	0.25 in nan_c_CP8b	55.7238275	-8.753085492775
LO	U1356	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Bijl et al., 2013	0.5 in mag_C24n.1n	52.735	-58.7953636625
LO	1168	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	Brinkhuis et al., 2003a	0.5 in mag_C3n.3r	4.9465	-43.17208633029412
LO	552	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Brown and Downie, 1984	0.75 in nan_n_NP13	49.2612775	46.96738012036429
LO	548	Melitasphaeridium asterium	Brown and Downie, 1985	1 in nan_n_NP11	52.93	39.27591375263158
LO	nw Pacific	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	Bujak and Matsuoka, 1986	0 in stage_Chibanian	0.774	46.947680000000005
LO	North Sea Compilation	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	Powell, 1992	0 in nan_n_NN16	3.82	51.1909484
LO	610	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	De Schepper and Head, 2008	0.5 in mag_C2An.2n	3.1615	51.64993822
LO	642B	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	De Schepper et al., 2017	0.5 in mag_C2An.2n	3.1615	65.9706671
LO	646	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	Head et al., 1989	0.5 in nan_n_NN12	5.305	56.371265855000004
LO	Jylland	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	Dybkjaer and Piasecki, 2008	0.1 in nan_n_NN16	3.691	54.61914554
LO	338	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Eldrett and Harding, 2009	1 in mag_C13n	33.214	60.610145896
LO	643	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Eldrett et al., 2004	0 in mag_C15n	35.336	60.35115296
LO	913	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Eldrett et al., 2004	0 in mag_C15r	35.58	65.51638200000001
LO	Scotian Margin	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Williams et al., 1993	0 in stage_Priabonian	37.71	38.5089506
LO	compilation2	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	Head, 1998	0.6 in mag_C2r.1n	2.1256	51.6168228
LO	Kysing-4	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Heilmann-Clausen and Van Simaeys, 2005	1 in nan_n_NP19-20	34.44	48.8075088
LO	SSQ	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Houben et al., 2019	0.8 in mag_C15r	35.3848	30.41310897142857
LO	Suvlu	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	King et al., 2018	0.6 in nan_n_NP13	49.5382	38.3972111945
LO	765A	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	McMinn, 1992	0.8 in nan_c_CN12	2.308	-18.457533400000003
LO	815	Melitasphaeridium choanophorum	McMinn, 1993	0.33 in nan_c_CN11a	4.3482	-20.55955931
LO	Contessa	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Wilpshaar et al., 1996	0.9 in nan_c_CP15	34.772999999999996	34.974002
LO	907	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Schreck et al., 2013	0.5 in stage_Zanclean	4.4665	66.11949519227274
LO	Shukheir-1	Melitasphaeridium angustum	Soliman et al., 2012	0.5 in nan_n_NN5	14.260200000000001	23.712235918153844
LO	block15	Melitasphaeridium aspinatum	Torricelli et al., 2022	1 in nan_c_CP19	24.36	-12.5104
LO	Massignano	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Van Mourik and Brinkhuis, 2005	0.75 in mag_C15n	35.1605	35.50031902520823
LO	1053	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Van Mourik et al., 2001	1 in plfor_A_P15	35.58	27.13307866666667
LO	Gulf Coast1	Melitasphaeridium pseudorecurvatum	Wrenn and Kokinos, 1986	0.75 in plfor_A_N20/N21	2.54	28.99321372

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