Foraminifera from the Upper Cretaceous of northern James Ross Island (Antarctica): a preliminary report

• Main Authors: Hradecká, Lenka, Vodrážka, Radek, Nývlt, Daniel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Masaryk Univerzity 2011
• Subjects: James Ross Basin; Upper Cretaceous; Kotick Point; Whisky Bay; Santa Marta; Hidden Lake Formations; Foraminifera; biostratigraphy; lithology; Ross Island; Hidden Lake; Kotick; Antarc*; Antarctica; James Ross Island
• Online Access: http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/12808

The Cretaceous biostratigraphy of the James Ross Island region is generally based on palynomorphs and macrofossils (bivalves, ammonites). During geological mapping of the northern James Ross Island a number of samples from Upper Cretaceous lithologies were gathered to test the presence of foraminife...