A New Species and New Fossil Occurrences of Calcareous Nannoplankton in Eastern Mediterranean

A New Species and New Fossil Occurrences of Calcareous Nannoplankton in Eastern Mediterranean

A new species of calcareous nannoplankton, Gephyrocapsa florencia, occurs in late Pliocene and early Pleistocene core samples collected during DSDP Leg 42A, Site 376 in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Four additional nannoplankton species (Corisphaera gracilis, Coronosphaera binodata, Homozygosphaera...

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Published in:Journal of paleontology Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 389 - 394
Main Authors: Lohman, William H., Ellis, C. Howard
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists and the Paleontological Society 01-03-1981
Subjects:
Age distribution
Biostratigraphy
Core samples
Drilling
Fossils
Isotypes
Marine
New species
Specimens
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Summary:A new species of calcareous nannoplankton, Gephyrocapsa florencia, occurs in late Pliocene and early Pleistocene core samples collected during DSDP Leg 42A, Site 376 in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Four additional nannoplankton species (Corisphaera gracilis, Coronosphaera binodata, Homozygosphaera ponticulifera, and Syracosphaera lamina), heretofore known only from plankton samples, occur in these same cores. They are reported here from the fossil record for the first time. The limited occurrence ranges of these species suggest that they may be useful in recognizing previously defined Pliocene and Pleistocene nannoplankton zones.
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ISSN:0022-3360
1937-2337