Tappanina selmensis (Cushman,
 
Class: Rotaliata  Subclass: Rotaliana  Order: Rotaliida  Family: Bolivinitidae
 
found at  El Kef
   North Africa   Tunisia
 
Geological Time: Paleogene  Paleocene  Danian
El Haria Formation
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View of a specimen of Tappanina selmensis (Cushman,

bar = 100µm
 
The identification is based upon:
 Speijer, R.P., 1994: Extinction and recovery patterns in benthic foraminiferal paleocommunities across the Cretaceous/Paleogene and Paleocene/Eocene boundaries. Geologica Ultraiectina Volume 124. Dissertation  Plate 7 from Ch. 2, Fig. 2
 
 
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dataset number: FEU-1009280
 
 
Citation:
Speijer, R.P., 1994: Extinction and recovery patterns in benthic foraminiferal paleocommunities across the Cretaceous/Paleogene and Paleocene/Eocene boundaries. Geologica Ultraiectina Volume 124. Dissertation Plate 7 from Ch. 2, Fig 2