Occurence of foraminifera and other microfossils in sediment core CRP-2/2A (Table 1) ...

Sparse to moderately abundant foraminiferal assemblages from Oligocene and Lower Miocene sediments in the CRP-2/2A drillhole contain C.27 genera and 42 species of calcareous benthic foraminifera. No planktic or agglutinated taxa were observed. On the basis of their faunal characteristics, four Foram...

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Main Authors: Strong, C Percy, Webb, Peter-Noel
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2000
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.183510
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.183510
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Summary:Sparse to moderately abundant foraminiferal assemblages from Oligocene and Lower Miocene sediments in the CRP-2/2A drillhole contain C.27 genera and 42 species of calcareous benthic foraminifera. No planktic or agglutinated taxa were observed. On the basis of their faunal characteristics, four Foraminiferal Units are defined in drillhole succession: Foraminiferal Unit I (26.91-193.95 mbsf), mostly sparse assemblages with Elphidium magellanicum and Cribroelphidium sp.; Foraminiferal Unit II (193.95-342.42 mbsf), mostly moderately abundant assemblages with Cassidulinoides aequilatera and Eponides bradyi; Foraminiferal Unit III (342.42-486.19 mbsf), moderately abundant to sparse assemblages characterised by Cassidulinoides chapmani and Stainforthia sp.; and Foraminiferal Unit IV, Improverished (486.19-624.15, total depth, mbsf), with mostly barren residues, but with large Milioliidae recorded in situ at various horizons in the drill core. Foraminiferal Units I-IV lack taxa allowing correlation to standard zonal ... : Supplement to: Strong, C Percy; Webb, Peter-Noel (2000): Oligocene and Miocene foraminifera from CRP-2/2A, Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica. Terra Antartica, 7(4), 461-472 ...