Planktonic Foraminifera from the American Oligocene

Planktonic foraminiferal assemblages from the Vicksburg group of the Gulf Coast region comprise species comparable with those found in the Oligocene of Tanganyika and northern Europe. The fauna is transitional between typical Upper Eocene and Miocene; its intermediate position is indicative of an Ol...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Saito, Tsunemasa, Bé, Allan W. H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1964
Subjects:
Planktonic foraminifera
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.145.3633.702
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.145.3633.702
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Summary:Planktonic foraminiferal assemblages from the Vicksburg group of the Gulf Coast region comprise species comparable with those found in the Oligocene of Tanganyika and northern Europe. The fauna is transitional between typical Upper Eocene and Miocene; its intermediate position is indicative of an Oligocene age.

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