Benthic Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of the South Caribbean Region

by Hans M. Bolli, J. P. Beckmann, J. B. Saunders

Overview

This book presents a massive data set for benthic foraminifera found in the classic southern Caribbean region. It assembles data on 1000 of the most important species for the time span Cretaceous to Miocene (120 to 10 million years before present). Age ranges are placed within the framework of those used for planktic foraminifera found in Plankton Stratigraphy (Bolli et al., CUP, 1985). The taxa have been brought up to date generically, and in many cases new comparisons among species have been made—the Late Cretaceous and Early Paleogene are particularly detailed. This information, together with detailed illustrations, will enable the taxa to be used stratigraphically.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521022538
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/24/2005
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 10.98(h) x 0.83(d)

Table of Contents

Publications in which the distribution of Cenozoic benthic foraminifera is correlated with planktic foraminiferal zonal schemes; Correlation of zones and formation in the areas under discussion; Part I. Trinidad: Barremian to Early Albian; Late Albian to Early Eocene; Late Early Eocene to Middle Miocene; Part II. Venezuela: Early Cretaceous of eastern Venezuela; Oligocene and Miocene of eastern Venezuela; The Falcon basin; The Maracaibo basin; Part III. Barbados; Annotated taxonomic list of late Early Eocene to Middle Miocene benthic foraminifera of Trinidad, Venezuela (Falcon), and Barbados; References; Index.

Editorial Reviews

' … beautifully produced, scholarly work … This handsome volume has been a pleasure to review. No institution with interests in benthic foraminifera can afford to be without this book and specialists in the group will feel deprived without it.' Geological Magazine

' … an excellent piece of work and will most definitely deserve a place on the shelf of any micropaleontologist …' Earth Science Reviews

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