Latest Oligocene through early middle Miocene diatom biostratigraphy of the eastern tropical Pacific
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Abstract
Study of DSDP Sites 71, 77, and 495 has allowed the development of a refined diatom biostratigraphy for the latest Oligocene through early middle Miocene of the eastern tropical Pacific which is well correlated to the low-latitude zonations for planktonic foraminifers, coccoliths, and radiolarians. Six zones and 7 subzones are proposed, and correlation with high-latitude diatoms zonations for the North Pacific, the Norwegian Sea, and the Southern Ocean is suggested by the discovery of selected diatoms in these tropical sediments which were previously thought to be restricted to high latitudes. Six new species and one new variety of diatoms which are stratigraphically useful are proposed: Actinocyclus hajosiae, n. sp., A. radionovae, n. sp., Coscinodiscus blysmos, n. sp., C. praenodulifer, n. sp., Craspedodiscus rydei, n. sp., Thalassiosira bukryi, n. sp., and Coscinodiscus lewisianus var. robustus n. var.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Latest Oligocene through early middle Miocene diatom biostratigraphy of the eastern tropical Pacific |
| Series title | Marine Micropaleontology |
| DOI | 10.1016/0377-8398(83)90012-9 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 1983 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center |
| Description | 29 p. |
| First page | 487 |
| Last page | 515 |