Foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Oligocene–Miocene limestones of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)

Volume / Part: 17 / 3
Publication Date: October 1974
Page(s): 475 - 506
Authored By: C. G. Adams and D. J. Belford

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Foraminifera indicative of the Terliary Lower e. Upper e, and Lower f ''Stages' of the East Indian Letter Classification ate recognized in the post-Eocene limestones of Christmas Island. The local ranges of Spiroclypeus globulus Nuttall (here regarded as a junior synonym of S. margaritatus), Miogypsina neodispansa (Jones and Chapman), Lepidocyclina (Eulepidina) ephippioides (J. and C.), and L. (E.) andrewsiana (J. and C.)—for all of which this small island is the type area —are determined. Five faunal assemblages are recognized, and one new species, Heterostegina barriei, described.

Palaeontology - Volume 17 Part 3 Pages 475-506

Palaeontology - Volume 17 Part 3 Pages 475-506

Citations

ADAMS, C. G., BELFORD, D. J. 1974. Foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Oligocene–Miocene limestones of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). Palaeontology, 17, 3, 475–506.