Dr. Nagy I. Zoltán szerk.: Fragmenta Mineralogica Et Palaentologica 3. 1972. (Budapest, 1972)

Stratigraphie range: G. imitata SUBBOTINA was first figured and described by SUBBOTINA (1953) from the Danian zone of Rotalia like Globorotalia, northern Caucasus, Russia. LOEBLICH & TAPPAN (1957) and OLSSON (i960) recorded this species from the Danian, Landenian and lower Eocene of the Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plain. In Egypt, SAID & K

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Y (1961 ) recorded this species from the Landenian of the Parafra Oasis, Western Desert. SAID & SABRY (1964 ) identified this species from the G. pseudo menardii zone (Landenian) of Gebel Aweina section, near Esna, Nile Valley. EL NAGGAR (1966) described this species from the upper Danian to the upper Paleocene in the Esna - Idfu region, Nile Valley. Globorotalia hispidicidaris LOEBLICH & TAPPAN (pl. VI, fig. 8. ) 1957a Globorotalia hispidicidaris LOEBLICH & TAPPAN, n. sp. LOEBLICH & TAPPAN, p. 190, pi. 158, figs. la-c. 1966 Globorotalia hispidicidaris LOEBLICH & TAPPAN. - EL NAGGAR, p. 214, figs. 5a-c. Description : Test large, low trochospiral, dorsal side gently convex, ventral side strongly convex, composed of 3 whorls. Equatorial periphery circular, gently lobate: axial periphery angular. Chambers on the dorsal side 15 increase gradually in size arranged in 3 whorls. The last whorl is composed of 6 large, nearly quadrangular chambers. Wall calcareous, perforate, surface rough, distinctly spinose. Sutures on the dorsal side curved, on the ventral side radial, incised. Umbilicus deep,