Nummulite
Nummulites
A nummulite is a large lenticular fossil, characterized by its numerous coils, subdivided by septa into chambers. They are the shells of the fossil and present-day marine protozoan Nummulites, a type of foraminiferan. Nummulites commonly vary in diameter from 1.3 cm (0.5 inches) to 5 cm (2 inches) and are common in Eocene to Miocene marine rocks, particularly around southwest Asia and the Mediterranean (e.g. Eocene limestones from Egypt). Fossils up to six inches wide are found in...
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Nummulites complanatus
speciesNummulites complanatus
Nummulites variolarius
speciesNummulites variolarius
Nummulites partschi
speciesNummulites partschi
Nummulites carmenensis
speciesNummulites carmenensis
Nummulites vascus
speciesNummulites vascus
Nummulites rotularius
speciesNummulites rotularius
Nummulites burdigalensis
speciesNummulites burdigalensis
Nummulites pernotus
speciesNummulites pernotus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 782875.