Data plotted here is from DINOSTRAT, available via Zenodo: DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18375303. Please cite Bijl, 2022 https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-579-2022 when using this data.

Distribution


Plots are based on the following information

FO/LO	Location	Taxon	Source	Calibration	Age (Ma)	Paleolatitude
FO	Hume River	Aptea cassis	Fensome et al., 2019a	0.75 in stage_Albian	103.675	76.118
LO	Hume River	Aptea cassis	Fensome et al., 2019a	0.25 in stage_Cenomanian	98.85	76.627
FO	Mudurnu Basin	Aptea fragile	Açikalin et al., 2015	0.33 in plfor_B_P1a	65.557	31.598
LO	Mudurnu Basin	Aptea fragile	Açikalin et al., 2015	0.25 in plfor_B_P1b	64.879	31.541
FO	Dababiya	Aptea fragile	Soliman and Slimani, 2018b	0.1 in nan_n_NP1	66.006	8.728
FO	ODP 1172	Aptea fragile	Bijl et al., 2021	0.33 in mag_C26r	61.274	-60.872
LO	Rif	Aptea fragile	Slimani et al., 2016	1 in stage_Danian	61.66	23.174
FO	Rif	Aptea fragile	Slimani et al., 2016	0 in stage_Danian	66.04	23.658
LO	ODP 1053	Aptea fragile	Van Mourik et al., 2001	0.45 in nan_c_CP15	36.272	27.023
LO	Scotian Margin	Aptea polymorpha	Williams et al., 1993	0.92 in stage_Albian	101.516	40.791
FO	Scotian Margin	Aptea polymorpha	Williams et al., 1993	0.4 in stage_Aptian	118.12	38.11
LO	North Sea Compilation	Aptea polymorpha	Costa and Davey, 1992	1 in amm_b_Proleymeriella schrammeni	111.27	44.003
FO	North Sea Compilation	Aptea polymorpha	Costa and Davey, 1992	0 in amm_b_Prodeshayesites fissicostatus	121.15	41.739
FO	DSDP 364	Aptea polymorpha	Morgan, 1977	0.5 in nan_u_BC26	103.669	-22.54
LO	DSDP 364	Aptea polymorpha	Morgan, 1977	0.75 in nan_u_BC26	103.472	-22.555
LO	Q13_14	Aptea polymorpha	Duxbury, 2001	0.4 in amm_b_Parahoplites nutfieldiensis	116.438	48.815
FO	Northeast Greenland	Aptea polymorpha	Nøhr-Hansen, 2025	0.11 in stage_Albian	111.803	56.969
FO	Central Danish Trough	Aptea polymorpha	Heilmann-Clausen, 1987	0 in amm_b_Deshayesites deshayesi	119.97	45.475
LO	Central Danish Trough	Aptea polymorpha	Heilmann-Clausen, 1987	1 in amm_b_Leymeriella tardefurcata	110.87	47.43
FO	Silesian Basin	Aptea polymorpha	Skupien and Vašíček, 2002	0 in amm_t_Deshayesites oglanlensis	121.15	36.626
FO	Hold With Hope	Aptea polymorpha	Nøhr-Hansen et al., 2019	0.18 in stage_Albian	110.914	57.536
LO	Western Carpathians	Aptea polymorpha	Skupien, 2004	1 in amm_t_Lyelliceras lyelli	109.69	32.544
FO	Tarim Basin	Aptea retirugosa	He Chengquan, 1991	0 in stage_Turonian	93.9	34.768
LO	Tarim Basin	Aptea retirugosa	He Chengquan, 1991	1 in stage_Maastrichtian	66.04	36.871
LO	ODP 748	Aptea rotundata	Mao Shaozhi and Mohr, 1992	0.5 in nan_n_CC23	74.05	-60.563
FO	ODP 748	Aptea rotundata	Mao Shaozhi and Mohr, 1992	0.8 in nan_n_CC22	76.036	-60.466
FO	Niedersachsen	Aptea spongireticulata	Prössl, 1990	0.5 in stage_Albian	106.85	44.709
LO	Niedersachsen	Aptea spongireticulata	Prössl, 1990	0.5 in stage_Turonian	91.645	45.68
FO	Bathurst Island	Aptea uncinata	Norvick, 1975	0 in stage_Cenomanian	100.5	-46.957
LO	Bathurst Island	Aptea uncinata	Norvick, 1975	1 in stage_Cenomanian	93.9	-46.354
LO	Scotian Margin	Aptea vannophora	Fensome et al., 2008	0.75 between 0 nan_c_NC12 1 nan_c_NC18	82.843	38.71
FO	Isle of Wright	Aptea vannophora	Duxbury, 1983	0 in amm_b_Deshayesites deshayesi	119.97	40.128
LO	Isle of Wright	Aptea vannophora	Duxbury, 1983	0.5 in amm_b_Deshayesites deshayesi	119.54	40.264
LO	Pueblo	Aptea vannophora	Dodsworth, 2000	1 in amm_b_Fagesia catinus	93.35	45.788
LO	Gulf of Guinea	Aptea vannophora	Guerrero-Murcia and Helenes, 2022	1 in stage_Santonian	83.65	6.664
FO	Rio Argos	Aptea vermiculata	Leereveld, 1997b	0 in amm_t_Tirnovella alpillensis	138.48	25.398