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Mesozoic Radiolaria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2017

Charles D. Blome ,
Donna Meyerhoff Hull ,
Emile A. Pessagno Jr.  and
K. M. Reed
Charles D. Blome
Affiliation:
U.S. Geological Survey, MS 919, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225-0046
Donna Meyerhoff Hull
Affiliation:
Programs in Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, P.O. Box 830688, Richardson 75083-0688
Emile A. Pessagno Jr.
Affiliation:
Programs in Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, P.O. Box 830688, Richardson 75083-0688
K. M. Reed
Affiliation:
Washington Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Earth Resources, P.O. Box 47007, Olympia 98504-7007
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Mesozoic radiolarians generally range in size from 100 to 400 μm. All were planktonic and exclusively marine. Radiolarians possess an exceptional geological record and have been abundant since the Cambrian; they were widely distributed in the Triassic to Cretaceous seas.

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Short Courses in Paleontology , Volume 8: Siliceous Microfossils , 1995 , pp. 31 - 60
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