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The calcareous nannofossils (nannoplankton with calcareous tests) have traditionally been defined as marine organisms that are less than 30 microns (µm) in size (Lohmann 1909) (see Fig. 1 for finer size categorization).

Modified after Young et al. (1997) and with permission from Dr. Jeremy Young (UK). See text for further explanation

Size of coccoliths. The maximum dimension (in µm; micron) of the coccosphere in plan view (length). The terms are based on the appearance in light microscope.

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Jain, S. (2020). Calcareous Nannofossils. In: Fundamentals of Invertebrate Palaeontology. Springer Geology. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3962-8_10

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