Neorotalia omanensis and Operculina musawaensis from the Sultanate of Oman

Two new species of larger benthic foraminifera, Neorotalia omanensis n. sp. and Operculina musawaensis n. sp. are described and illustrated from the eastern Oman Mountains. N. omanensis n. sp. occurs in the Musawa Formation in association with the planktonic foraminifera Morozovella edgari and Trunc...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science [SQUJS]
Main Author: Al-Sayigh, Abdul Razak Siddiq
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University, Oman 2013
Subjects:
Neorotalia omanensis
Operculina musawaensis
Abat Formation
Musawa Formation
Oman
Planktonic foraminifera
Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squjs/article/view/415
https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol18iss0pp41-53
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Summary:Two new species of larger benthic foraminifera, Neorotalia omanensis n. sp. and Operculina musawaensis n. sp. are described and illustrated from the eastern Oman Mountains. N. omanensis n. sp. occurs in the Musawa Formation in association with the planktonic foraminifera Morozovella edgari and Truncarotaloides topilensis indicating an early to middle Eocene age (P10-P13). Operculina musawaensis n. sp. occurs in the Abat Formation in association with the planktonic foraminifera Acarinina esnaensis and A. soldadensis indicating an early Eocene age (P6). This is the first known record showing the presence of genus Neorotalia in the Middle East. Representatives of the larger foraminiferal genus Linderina sp. are also described and illustrated from the Musawa Formation and compared with the published Linderina species in the surrounding countries.

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