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Necrobroomea simplex

Necrobroomea simplex (Cookson and Eisenack, 1958) Wiggins, 1975

Now Broomea. Originally (and now) Broomea, subsequently Necrobroomea.
Lentin and Williams, 1976, retained this species in Broomea Cookson and Eisenack, 1958.

Holotype: Cookson and Eisenack, 1958, pl.6, fig.9
Locus typicus: Omati, Papua
Stratum typicum: Late Jurassic

Original description: Cookson and Eisenack, 1958, p.42
Body broader proximally narrowing towards a tapering apical horn, antapical horns 2, entire, widely divergent with broad basees and rounded apices. A "girdle" is apparently absent, a pylome is developed in the apical region; the membrane is finely granular.
Dimensions: Type 285x33 Ám overall, apical horn c.118 Ám, antapical horns 76x52 Ám.
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