Calcareous Nannofossils from Cape Roberts Project Drillhole CRP-3, Victoria Land Basin, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Watkins, David K., Wise, S. W, Jr., Villa, G.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2001
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Cape Roberts; Victoria Land; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/geosciencefacpub/168; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/geosciencefacpub/article/1169/viewcontent/Watkins_TA_2001_Calcareous_nannofossils.pdf

Fossil specimens of the exclusively oceanic calcareous nannoplankton were found only in the upper 200 m of the Cape Roberts Project 3 (CRP-3) cores. These assemblages are depauperate and sporadic in occurrence. The majority of the assemblages contain fewer than 4 species, indicating a severe palaeoe...