Planktonic Foraminifera as Indicators of Depositional Environment
Tests of planktonic foraminifera are clastic particles from an off-shore source area, shoreward deposition of which is controlled by sedimentary processes. In Recent sediments, significant correlation was observed between depth and per cent of planktonic tests. Islands had a marked effect on the dis...
| Published in: | Micropaleontology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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American Museum of Natural History
1955
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| Online Access: | https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/33435/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/33435/1/Smith.pdf https://doi.org/10.2307/1484167 |
| Summary: | Tests of planktonic foraminifera are clastic particles from an off-shore source area, shoreward deposition of which is controlled by sedimentary processes. In Recent sediments, significant correlation was observed between depth and per cent of planktonic tests. Islands had a marked effect on the distribution. In fossil sediments, the varying per cent of tests may assist in locating the former strand line, direction of deepening, and possible off-shore topographic anomalies. |
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