Bown, Paul R. and Jones, Tom Dunkley (2012): Calcareous nannofossils from the Paleogene Equatorial Pacific (IODP Expedition 320 Sites U1331-1334)

Leg/Site/Hole:
IODP 320
IODP 320 U1331
IODP 320 U1332
IODP 320 U1333
IODP 320 U1334
Identifier:
2012-086133
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Creator:
Bown, Paul R.
University College London, Department of Earth Sciences, London, United Kingdom
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Jones, Tom Dunkley
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
author

Identification:
Calcareous nannofossils from the Paleogene Equatorial Pacific (IODP Expedition 320 Sites U1331-1334)
2012
Journal of Nannoplankton Research
International Nannoplankton Association, The Hague, International
32
2
3-51
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition 320 cored six sites and 16 holes (Sites U1331-U1336) as part of the Pacific equatorial age transect, recovering a virtually complete composite section ranging from upper Pleistocene to lower Eocene. In general, the successions comprise abyssal biogenic sediments with nannofossil- and radiolarian-ooze end members. Stratigraphic highlights include recovery of richly nannofossiliferous Oligocene successions and complete Eocene/Oligocene and Oligocene/Miocene boundaries at four sites: U1331 through U1334 and U1332 through U1336, respectively. Here, we present a taxonomic overview of the Paleogene nannofossil assemblages from Sites U1331-1334, illustrating 163 taxa and including the description of 11 new species (Reticulofenestra moorei, Reticulofenestra westerholdii, Coccolithus scheri, Cruciplacolithus? klausii, Calcidiscus? edgariae, Calcidiscus? ka-mikurii, Helicosphaera robinsoniae, Pedinocyclus gibbsiae, Discoaster williamsii, Sphenolithus kempii, Sphenolithus richteri, Sphenolithus peartiae) and two new combinations (Calcidiscus? detectus, Coccolithus biparteoperculatus).
English
Serial
Coverage:Geographic coordinates:
North:12.0405
West:-142.0942East: -131.5824
South:8.0000

Stratigraphy; Paleobotany; algae; assemblages; biostratigraphy; Calcidiscus; Cenozoic; Coccolithophoraceae; Coccolithus; Cruciplacolithus klausii; Discoaster williamsii; East Pacific; Eocene; Equatorial Pacific; Expedition 320; Expeditions 320/321; floral list; Helicosphaera robinsoniae; Integrated Ocean Drilling Program; IODP Site U1331; IODP Site U1332; IODP Site U1333; IODP Site U1334; lithostratigraphy; microfossils; Miocene; morphology; nannofossils; Neogene; new names; new taxa; North Pacific; Northeast Pacific; Oligocene; Pacific Ocean; Paleogene; Plantae; preservation; Reticulofenestra; Sphenolithus; stratigraphic boundary; taxonomy; Tertiary;

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