Maastrichtian planktic foraminifera of the South Atlantic Ocean

• Main Authors: Li, Liangquan, Keller, Gerta
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 1998
• Subjects: 3-21; 74-525A; Deep Sea Drilling Project; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP; Glomar Challenger; Leg3; Leg74; South Atlantic/CONT RISE; South Atlantic/CREST; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.681693; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.681693

Stratigraphic, faunal and isotopic analyses of the Maastrichtian at DSDP sites 525A and 21 in the South Atlantic reveal a planktic foraminiferal fauna characterized by two major events, an early late Maastrichtian diversification and end-Maastrichtian mass extinction. Both events are accompanied by...