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	Baja California	Litosphaeridium adnatum	Lucas-Clark, 2007	0.5 in stage_Albian	106.85	38.19
LO	Baja California	Litosphaeridium adnatum	Lucas-Clark, 2007	1 in stage_Albian	100.5	38.654
FO	Scotian Margin	Litosphaeridium arundum	Williams et al., 1993	0.1 in stage_Albian	111.93	39.411
LO	Scotian Margin	Litosphaeridium arundum	Williams et al., 1993	0 in stage_Cenomanian	100.5	40.925
FO	North Sea Compilation	Litosphaeridium arundum	Costa and Davey, 1992	0.67 in amm_b_Proleymeriella schrammeni	111.907	43.944
LO	North Sea Compilation	Litosphaeridium arundum	Costa and Davey, 1992	1 in amm_b_Pervenquieria inflatum	103.13	44.758
FO	Australia synthesis	Litosphaeridium arundum	Helby et al., 1987	0 in stage_Albian	113.2	-53.29
LO	Australia synthesis	Litosphaeridium arundum	Helby et al., 1987	0 in stage_Cenomanian	100.5	-54.639
FO	DSDP 364	Litosphaeridium arundum	Morgan, 1977	0 in nan_n_CC8b	110.726	-21.993
LO	DSDP 364	Litosphaeridium arundum	Morgan, 1977	0.5 in nan_u_BC26	103.669	-22.54
LO	DSDP 400A	Litosphaeridium arundum	Davey, 1979b	0 in nan_u_BC27	103.274	39.824
FO	DSDP 400A	Litosphaeridium arundum	Davey, 1979b	0.5 in nan_u_BC24	109.062	39.318
FO	Q13_14	Litosphaeridium arundum	Duxbury, 2001	0 in amm_b_Leymeriella tardefurcata	111.27	49.637
LO	Q13_14	Litosphaeridium arundum	Duxbury, 2001	0.25 in amm_b_Pervenquieria fallax	102.778	50.461
LO	Rodmell	Litosphaeridium arundum	Tocher and Jarvis, 1996	0.9 in amm_b_Arrhaphoceras briacensis	100.316	43.104
FO	Vallentigny	Litosphaeridium arundum	Davey and Verdier, 1971	0 in amm_b_Leymeriella tardefurcata	111.27	40.016
LO	Vallentigny	Litosphaeridium arundum	Davey and Verdier, 1971	1 in amm_b_Pervenquieria inflatum	103.13	40.508
FO	Arctic Basin	Litosphaeridium arundum	Nøhr-Hansen, 2025	0.17 in stage_Albian	111.041	73.897
FO	APTICORE	Litosphaeridium arundum	Torricelli, 2006	0.55 in nan_c_NC9a	108.645	30.032
FO	Northeast Greenland	Litosphaeridium arundum	Nøhr-Hansen, 2025	0.25 in stage_Albian	110.025	57.149
FO	Central Danish Trough	Litosphaeridium arundum	Heilmann-Clausen, 1987	0 in amm_b_Proleymeriella schrammeni	113.2	47.221
LO	Central Danish Trough	Litosphaeridium arundum	Heilmann-Clausen, 1987	1 in amm_b_Pervenquieria inflatum	103.13	48.123
FO	Rio Argos	Litosphaeridium arundum	Leereveld, 1995	0.1 in amm_t_Leymeriella tardefurcata	111.23	27.949
FO	Hold With Hope	Litosphaeridium arundum	Nøhr-Hansen et al., 2019	0.33 in stage_Albian	109.009	57.727
FO	Baja California	Litosphaeridium bacar	Lucas-Clark, 1984	0.5 in stage_Albian	106.85	38.19
LO	Baja California	Litosphaeridium bacar	Lucas-Clark, 1984	1 in stage_Cenomanian	93.9	39.086
FO	North Sea Compilation	Litosphaeridium conispinum	Costa and Davey, 1992	1 in amm_b_Dimorphoplites biplicatus	107.59	44.344
LO	North Sea Compilation	Litosphaeridium conispinum	Costa and Davey, 1992	1 in amm_b_Pervenquieria inflatum	103.13	44.758
LO	Cordebugle	Litosphaeridium conispinum	Tocher and Jarvis, 1996	0.8 in amm_b_Pervenquieria fallax	102.002	41.215
FO	DSDP 364	Litosphaeridium conispinum	Morgan, 1977	0.5 in nan_u_BC26	103.669	-22.54
LO	DSDP 364	Litosphaeridium conispinum	Morgan, 1977	0.25 in nan_n_CC10a	95.595	-23.165
FO	DSDP 400A	Litosphaeridium conispinum	Davey, 1979b	0.5 in nan_u_BC26	103.669	39.789
LO	Rodmell	Litosphaeridium conispinum	Tocher and Jarvis, 1996	0.9 in amm_b_Arrhaphoceras briacensis	100.316	43.104
FO	APTICORE	Litosphaeridium conispinum	Torricelli, 2006	0.55 in nan_c_NC9b	105.137	30.347
FO	Central Danish Trough	Litosphaeridium conispinum	Heilmann-Clausen, 1987	0.5 in amm_b_Anahoplites intermedius	108.905	47.606
LO	Central Danish Trough	Litosphaeridium conispinum	Heilmann-Clausen, 1987	0.5 in amm_b_Praeschloenbachia perinflatum	101.16	48.3
FO	Western Carpathians	Litosphaeridium conispinum	Skupien, 2004	1 in amm_t_Douvilleiceras mammillatum	110.22	32.484
LO	Stevns Klint	Litosphaeridium fenestreconum	Surlyk et al., 2013	1 in nan_u_UC20b	67.818	45.696
FO	Stevns Klint	Litosphaeridium fenestreconum	Surlyk et al., 2013	0 in nan_u_UC20c	67.818	45.696
FO	Gulf	Litosphaeridium fenestreconum	Srivastava, 1995	0.5 in plfor_A_Gansserina gansseri	72.766	34.386
LO	Rif	Litosphaeridium fenestreconum	Slimani et al., 2016	0.5 in stage_Maastrichtian	69.105	23.869
FO	Rif	Litosphaeridium fenestreconum	Slimani et al., 2016	0 in stage_Maastrichtian	72.17	24.081
FO	Meer	Litosphaeridium fenestreconum	Slimani et al., 2011	0.75 in stage_Campanian	75.04	42.271
LO	Meer	Litosphaeridium fenestreconum	Slimani et al., 2011	0.79 in stage_Maastrichtian	67.327	41.582
FO	Baja California	Litosphaeridium gaponoffiae	Lucas-Clark, 2007	0.5 in stage_Albian	106.85	38.19
LO	Baja California	Litosphaeridium gaponoffiae	Lucas-Clark, 2007	1 in stage_Albian	100.5	38.654
FO	Xinjiang	Litosphaeridium oblongum	Yu Jingxian and Zhang Wangping, 1980	0 in stage_Turonian	93.9	34.742
LO	Xinjiang	Litosphaeridium oblongum	Yu Jingxian and Zhang Wangping, 1980	1 in stage_Santonian	83.65	37.518
FO	Stevns Klint	Litosphaeridium serratocyclum	Wetzel, 1933b	0 in stage_Cenomanian	100.5	47.335
LO	Stevns Klint	Litosphaeridium serratocyclum	Wetzel, 1933b	1 in stage_Maastrichtian	66.04	45.532
LO	Scotian Margin	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Fensome et al., 2008	0.67 in nan_c_NC12	93.926	41.758
FO	Scotian Margin	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Williams et al., 1993	0.75 in stage_Albian	103.675	40.505
FO	North Sea Compilation	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Costa and Davey, 1992	0.5 in amm_b_Pervenquieria pricei	105.235	44.563
LO	North Sea Compilation	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Costa and Davey, 1992	1 in amm_b_Fagesia catinus	93.35	45.522
FO	Australia synthesis	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Helby et al., 1987	0.75 in stage_Albian	103.675	-54.302
LO	Australia synthesis	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Helby et al., 1987	0.75 in stage_Cenomanian	95.55	-55.164
FO	DSDP 364	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Morgan, 1977	0.4 in nan_n_CC10a	95.256	-23.191
FO	DSDP 400A	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Davey, 1979b	0 in nan_u_BC27	103.274	39.824
LO	Isle of Wright	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Clarke and Verdier, 1967	1 in stage_Cenomanian	93.9	43.365
LO	Pueblo	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Dodsworth, 2000	0.35 in amm_b_Mammites nodosoides	93.192	45.707
FO	Q13_14	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Duxbury, 2001	1 in amm_b_Dimorphoplites biplicatus	107.59	49.994
LO	6711	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Radmacher et al., 2015	0.8 in stage_Cenomanian	95.22	60.298
FO	Central Danish Trough	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Heilmann-Clausen, 1987	0 in amm_b_Pervenquieria inflatum	103.49	48.091
FO	Rio Argos	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Leereveld, 1995	0.33 in amm_t_Pervenquieria inflatum	103.673	28.412
FO	Treeless Creek	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Williams et al., 2025	0.8 in stage_Cenomanian	95.22	80.077
LO	Treeless Creek	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Williams et al., 2025	0.2 in stage_Turonian	92.998	79.465
LO	Trunch borehole	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Pearce et al., 2020	1 in amm_b_Acanthoceras rhotomagense	95.67	45.571
FO	Western Carpathians	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Skupien, 2004	1 in amm_t_no agreed zonation	107.59	32.783
LO	Culver Cliff	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Pearce et al., 2020	0.5 in amm_b_Watinoceras devonense	93.765	43.474
LO	Snøvit field	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum	Radmacher et al., 2014a	0.6 in stage_Cenomanian	96.54	63.524
FO	Meer	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum ssp. glabrum	Slimani et al., 2011	0.55 in stage_Campanian	77.336	42.476
LO	Meer	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum ssp. glabrum	Slimani et al., 2011	0.75 in stage_Maastrichtian	67.573	41.604
FO	Trunch borehole	Litosphaeridium siphoniphorum ssp. glabrum	Pearce et al., 2020	0.5 in amm_b_Acanthoceras rhotomagense	95.875	45.552