Cenozoic Benthic Foraminifera Case Histories of Paleoceanographic and Sea-Level Changes
Since the inception of their use in commercial micropaleontology, benthic foraminifera have proven to be eminently useful in the solution of geological problems. The utilitarian credentials of benthic foraminifera in estimating paleodepths from marsh through neritic environments with a reasonable de...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s027116480000052x 2024-09-15T18:31:03+00:00 Cenozoic Benthic Foraminifera Case Histories of Paleoceanographic and Sea-Level Changes Miller, Kenneth G. 1982 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s027116480000052x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S027116480000052X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Notes for a Short Course: Studies in Geology volume 6, page 107-126 ISSN 0271-1648 2475-9201 journal-article 1982 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s027116480000052x 2024-07-31T04:04:15Z Since the inception of their use in commercial micropaleontology, benthic foraminifera have proven to be eminently useful in the solution of geological problems. The utilitarian credentials of benthic foraminifera in estimating paleodepths from marsh through neritic environments with a reasonable degree of accuracy and to indicate approximate ages (viz. subdivision of series/epochs) have been established in both commercial and academic applications. Benthic foraminifera are generally more resistant to dissolution than planktonic foraminifera, and have wide distributions; many taxa have restricted stratlgraphic ranges, making them suitable for correlation and paleo-environmental studies. Yet, three problems have tended to limit the utility of benthic foraminifera: 1) there is a lack of uniformity in taxonomy (Boltovskoy, 1980; Douglas & Woodruff, 1982); 2) attempts to erect zonal schemes using benthic foraminifera have resulted in boundaries which are later proven to be diachronous relative to planktonic zonatlons (e.g. the California provincial stages, Poore, 1976); and 3) attempts to interpret paleodepths from deep-sea benthic foraminifera have produced widely-varying results. One could perhaps conclude, as Boltovskoy (1965a) did over a decade ago, that these problems indicate “…the near future of this science is rather bleak.” Article in Journal/Newspaper Planktonic foraminifera Cambridge University Press Notes for a Short Course: Studies in Geology 6 107 126 |
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Since the inception of their use in commercial micropaleontology, benthic foraminifera have proven to be eminently useful in the solution of geological problems. The utilitarian credentials of benthic foraminifera in estimating paleodepths from marsh through neritic environments with a reasonable degree of accuracy and to indicate approximate ages (viz. subdivision of series/epochs) have been established in both commercial and academic applications. Benthic foraminifera are generally more resistant to dissolution than planktonic foraminifera, and have wide distributions; many taxa have restricted stratlgraphic ranges, making them suitable for correlation and paleo-environmental studies. Yet, three problems have tended to limit the utility of benthic foraminifera: 1) there is a lack of uniformity in taxonomy (Boltovskoy, 1980; Douglas & Woodruff, 1982); 2) attempts to erect zonal schemes using benthic foraminifera have resulted in boundaries which are later proven to be diachronous relative to planktonic zonatlons (e.g. the California provincial stages, Poore, 1976); and 3) attempts to interpret paleodepths from deep-sea benthic foraminifera have produced widely-varying results. One could perhaps conclude, as Boltovskoy (1965a) did over a decade ago, that these problems indicate “…the near future of this science is rather bleak.” |
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Cenozoic Benthic Foraminifera Case Histories of Paleoceanographic and Sea-Level Changes |
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Cenozoic Benthic Foraminifera Case Histories of Paleoceanographic and Sea-Level Changes |
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Cenozoic Benthic Foraminifera Case Histories of Paleoceanographic and Sea-Level Changes |
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Cenozoic Benthic Foraminifera Case Histories of Paleoceanographic and Sea-Level Changes |
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Cenozoic Benthic Foraminifera Case Histories of Paleoceanographic and Sea-Level Changes |
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cenozoic benthic foraminifera case histories of paleoceanographic and sea-level changes |
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