Morphology, biometry and taxonomy of the lowermost Danian planktonic foraminifera: Palaeoglobigerina n. gen.

• Main Authors: Arenillas, Ignacio, Arz, José Antonio, Náñez, Carolina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Sociedad Española de Paleontología 2011
• Subjects: Alta; Límite; Pequeñas; Planktonic foraminifera
• Online Access: https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/REP/article/view/11929

The lowermost Danian contains oligotaxic planktic foraminiferal assemblages with species of small size (< 150 μm) and very simple morphology, derived from an evolutionary radiation occurred after the Cretaceous/Paleogene (K/Pg) mass extinction event. The taxonomic classification of this foraminif...