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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ftsultanqaboosun:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/415 2024-09-30T14:41:30+00:00 Neorotalia omanensis and Operculina musawaensis from the Sultanate of Oman Al-Sayigh, Abdul Razak Siddiq 2013-12-01 application/pdf https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squjs/article/view/415 https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol18iss0pp41-53 eng eng Sultan Qaboos University, Oman https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squjs/article/view/415/424 https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squjs/article/view/415 doi:10.24200/squjs.vol18iss0pp41-53 Copyright (c) 2017 Abdul Razak Siddiq Al-Sayigh Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science [SQUJS]; Vol. 18 (2013); 41-53 2414-536X 1027-524X Neorotalia omanensis Operculina musawaensis Abat Formation Musawa Formation Oman info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2013 ftsultanqaboosun https://doi.org/10.24200/squjs.vol18iss0pp41-53 2024-09-13T03:10:24Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Planktonic foraminifera Sultan Qaboos University Scientific Journals Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science [SQUJS] 18 41 |
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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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Neorotalia omanensis and Operculina musawaensis from the Sultanate of Oman |
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Neorotalia omanensis and Operculina musawaensis from the Sultanate of Oman |
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Neorotalia omanensis and Operculina musawaensis from the Sultanate of Oman |
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Neorotalia omanensis and Operculina musawaensis from the Sultanate of Oman |
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