Benthic foraminifers: proxies or problems?: a review of paleocological concepts

GJ Van der Zwaan, IAP Duijnstee, M Den Dulk… - Earth-Science …, 1999 - Elsevier
In this paper, we review benthic foraminiferal distribution patterns in the context of their use
as proxy to reconstruct paleoenvironments, in particular against the background of relevant …

Benthic foraminifera across the Cretaceous–Tertiary (K–T) boundary: a review

SJ Culver - Marine Micropaleontology, 2003 - Elsevier
The response of the Earth's biota to global change is of fundamental interest to
paleontologists, but patterns of change in paleontologic data are also of interest to a wider …

Paleogene evolution and demise of the proto‐Paratethys Sea in Central Asia (Tarim and Tajik basins): Role of intensified tectonic activity at ca. 41 Ma

MY Kaya, G Dupont‐Nivet, JN Proust, P Roperch… - Basin …, 2019 - earthdoc.org
Abstract The proto‐Paratethys Sea covered a vast area extending from the Mediterranean
Tethys to the Tarim Basin in western China during Cretaceous and early Paleogene …

The Dababiya Quarry section: lithostratigraphy, clay mineralogy, geochemistry and paleontology

C Dupuis, MP Aubry, E Steurbaut… - …, 2003 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Global Standard Stratotype-section (GSSP) for the Paleocene/Eocene (P/E)
boundary has been selected in the Dababiya Quarry, near Luxor, at the base of a …

Benthic foraminiferal turnover across the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary at Agost (southeastern Spain): paleoenvironmental inferences

L Alegret, E Molina, E Thomas - Marine Micropaleontology, 2003 - Elsevier
We studied Upper Cretaceous and Lower Paleogene benthic foraminifera from the Agost
section (southeastern Spain) to infer paleobathymetrical changes and paleoenvironmental …

A benthic foraminiferal record of Paleocene sea level and trophic/redox conditions at Gebel Aweina, Egypt

RP Speijer, B Schmitz - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 1998 - Elsevier
We quantitatively analyzed benthic foraminiferal assemblages in order to reveal biotic and
paleoenvironmental trends in the Paleocene section of Gebel Aweina, Egypt, on the …

Cenozoic bathyal and abyssal calcareous benthic foraminiferal zonation

WA Berggren, KG Miller - Micropaleontology, 1989 - JSTOR
Deep-sea (bathyal-abyssal) benthic foraminifera provide a potential supplement to
planktonic biostratigraphy. Benthic foraminifera are more resistant to dissolution and are …

The global stratotype sections and points for the bases of the Selandian (Middle Paleocene) and Thanetian (Upper Paleocene) stages at Zumaia, Spain

B Schmitz, V Pujalte, E Molina, S Monechi… - Episodes Journal of …, 2011 - episodes.org
The global stratotype sections and points for the bases of the Selandian (Middle Paleocene)
and Thanetian (Upper Paleocene) stages have been defined in the coastal cliff along the …

Mode and tempo of the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum in an expanded section from the Venetian pre-Alps

L Giusberti, D Rio, C Agnini… - Geological …, 2007 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The central part of the Piave River valley in the Venetian pre-Alps of NE Italy exposes an
expanded and continuous marine sediment succession that encompasses the Paleocene …

Benthic foraminifera at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary around the Gulf of Mexico

L Alegret, E Molina, E Thomas - Geology, 2001 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Cretaceous-Tertiary (KT) boundary sections in northeastern Mexico contain marly formations
separated by a controversial clastic unit. Benthic foraminifera in seven sections indicate …