Latest Priabonian larger benthic foraminiferal assemblages at the demise of the Soğucak Carbonate Platform (Thrace Basin and Black Sea shelf, NW Turkey): implications for the shallow marine biostratigraphy

• Main Authors: YÜCEL, Ali Osman, ÖZCAN, Ercan, ERBİL, Ümitcan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: TÜBİTAK 2020
• Subjects: Soğucak Carbonate Platform,larger benthic foraminifera,Priabonian,SBZ 20,Thrace Basin,Black Sea shelf; Lamarck; Thrace; Planktonic foraminifera
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tbtkearth/issue/52067/677360

The Eocene-Oligocene transition corresponds to a significant biotic turnover globally. In shallow marine realms, the larger benthic foraminifera (LBF) belonging to most nummulitids and all orthophragminids became extinct at or near the Eocene/Oligocene boundary, reflecting the environmental deterior...