Foraminifera from Late Pliocene sediments of Heidemann Valley, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica

• Main Author: Quilty, PG
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Palaeontology (incl. palynology); No keyword provided; Amery; Cockburn; Cockburn Island; East Antarctica; Heidemann Valley; Vestfold; Vestfold Hills; Wright Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Foraminifera_from_Late_Pliocene_sediments_of_Heidemann_Valley_Vestfold_Hills_East_Antarctica/22880519

The foraminiferal fauna in Pliocene (3.5-2.6 Ma) sediments excavated in a trench 4 m deep, in Heidemann Valley, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica is examined and described. Sediments accumulated in shallow, fully marine conditions in a glacial valley during the last major glacial event in the Vestfold...