Coiling directions in some Miocene planktonic Foraminifera
We have measured the coiling directions of approximately 14 000 Miocene planktonic Foraminifera shells belonging to three lineages (Dentoglobigerina altispira, Paragloborotalia mayeri and Fohsella spp.) from sites in the Pacific (ODP Site 871) and Atlantic (ODP Site 925) oceans. Stratigraphic patter...
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ftunivcardiff:oai:https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk:15244 2023-05-15T18:00:21+02:00 Coiling directions in some Miocene planktonic Foraminifera Winter, Chris J. Pearson, Paul Nicholas 2001-07 https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/15244/ https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.20.1.29 unknown British Micropalaeontological Society Winter, Chris J. and Pearson, Paul Nicholas https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/view/cardiffauthors/A0179150.html orcid:0000-0003-4628-9818 orcid:0000-0003-4628-9818 2001. Coiling directions in some Miocene planktonic Foraminifera. Journal of Micropalaeontology 20 , pp. 29-30. 10.1144/jm.20.1.29 https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.20.1.29 doi:10.1144/jm.20.1.29 QE Geology Article PeerReviewed 2001 ftunivcardiff https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.20.1.29 2022-10-20T22:35:36Z We have measured the coiling directions of approximately 14 000 Miocene planktonic Foraminifera shells belonging to three lineages (Dentoglobigerina altispira, Paragloborotalia mayeri and Fohsella spp.) from sites in the Pacific (ODP Site 871) and Atlantic (ODP Site 925) oceans. Stratigraphic patterns in the preferred direction of coiling of these forms are assessed and their potential utility for biostratigraphic correlation is discussed. We find that all three lineages show a transition from approximately random coiling (although with a slight discernible sinistral bias in D. altispira) to sinistral predominance in both oceans, although the timing and pattern of change is different in each case. Article in Journal/Newspaper Planktonic foraminifera Cardiff University: ORCA (Online Research @ Cardiff) Pacific Journal of Micropalaeontology 20 1 29 30 |
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We have measured the coiling directions of approximately 14 000 Miocene planktonic Foraminifera shells belonging to three lineages (Dentoglobigerina altispira, Paragloborotalia mayeri and Fohsella spp.) from sites in the Pacific (ODP Site 871) and Atlantic (ODP Site 925) oceans. Stratigraphic patterns in the preferred direction of coiling of these forms are assessed and their potential utility for biostratigraphic correlation is discussed. We find that all three lineages show a transition from approximately random coiling (although with a slight discernible sinistral bias in D. altispira) to sinistral predominance in both oceans, although the timing and pattern of change is different in each case. |
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Coiling directions in some Miocene planktonic Foraminifera |
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Coiling directions in some Miocene planktonic Foraminifera |
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Coiling directions in some Miocene planktonic Foraminifera |
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Coiling directions in some Miocene planktonic Foraminifera |
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Coiling directions in some Miocene planktonic Foraminifera |
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coiling directions in some miocene planktonic foraminifera |
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British Micropalaeontological Society |
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Winter, Chris J. and Pearson, Paul Nicholas https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/view/cardiffauthors/A0179150.html orcid:0000-0003-4628-9818 orcid:0000-0003-4628-9818 2001. Coiling directions in some Miocene planktonic Foraminifera. Journal of Micropalaeontology 20 , pp. 29-30. 10.1144/jm.20.1.29 https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.20.1.29 doi:10.1144/jm.20.1.29 |
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