Information about these specimens and some SEM images are available through the Online Catalog. Micrite-coated grain packstone with a specimen of Lenticulina (nodosarid foraminifera) from upper Sinemurian middle ramp facies. Identified and picked Cretaceous planktonic foraminiferal slides; picked slides of DSDP samples; strewn slides of Mesozoic radiolarians, Identified slides and sieved residues; mostly Jurassic-Recent samples from North America and localities worldwide. Skeletal rudstone/grainstone with skeletal components at the outer platform/margin belt: on the left a Chaetetes sponge fragment coated by Archaeolithophyllum lamellosum; in the centre a section of the fusulinoidean Staffella and on the centre right Bradyina. Skeletal packstone with intragranular porosity (blue epoxy) in large rotalid (Lockhartia) from Eocene, Mukta Field, offshore India. Skeletal wackestone to packstone with a specimen of the foraminifer Tuberitina (bottom left) encrusting an echinoid spine from Pennsylvanian lagoonal facies from North Spain (Escalada Formation). Scale bar 100 micrometres. Leave a Reply. All published distributional data (presence or absence) on the living and dead Recent benthic foraminifera around North American was gathered from papers published since 1886. Skeletal packstone including a Miliolid (right) and a rotalid (left) foram. Figure 1.4. As a public health precaution due to COVID-19, all Smithsonian museums are temporarily closed. One assemblage of larger benthic foraminifera can be recognised, namely Lepidocyclina (N.) verbeeki assemblage. Highlights Topography of Timor orogenic pile at 5.7–3.3 Ma is interpreted. Rock-forming fossil groups like gastropods, pelecypods, echinoderms, bryozoans, hyaline large and smaller benthic foraminifera, agglutinated benthic foraminifera, and calcareous red and green algae were identified without taxonomic details in thin sections in order to determine the environment of Mesozoic radiolarians on strewn slides and acid residues, Foraminifera from the Carpathian Mountains, including some paratypes and metatypes of Geroch species, Paleozoic-Recent unsieved residues and identified type slides from North America and localities worldwide, Identified slides of Recent foraminifera from off the California coast, Identified slides and sieved residues of Jurassic-Recent foraminifera. Condensed packstone with Heterostegina (centre) and Lepidocyclina (left and bottom) of late Oligocene age. Biostratigraphy: The age determination of larger benthic foraminifera was based on “Letter Stage” published by Adams C.G. Hottinger (2006), Illustrated glossary of terms used in foraminiferal research. In the present contribution, a new species of orbitolinid foraminifer is described. Specimen of Lepidocyclina (A-forms) from Oligocene mid-outer ramp strata from offshore India. Species were grouped by depth and geographic (latitudinal) distribution through visual examination of the maps. Skeletal packstone with textularid foraminifera such as Coskinolina, typical of the inner shelf or ramp in the Early-Middle Eocene and rotalids. Thin section of a peneroplid foraminiferan from Holocene lagoonal sediment in Rice Bay, San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Bahamonde et al. Condensed grainstone with rhodoids, echinoid, bryozoan fragments and foraminifera: Actinocyclina sp. B, Pseudochrysalidina (Dokhania) sp., sample 4110.80. (Lower Cretaceous) lagoonal facies. Skeletal packstone with in the centre Lepidocyclina associated with Amphistegina and a possible fragment of Miogypsinoides (centre left) of latest Oligocene to early Miocene age. This collection is cross-referenced in card catalog files by collector, by locality, and by age. Condensed grainstone with Heterostegina sp. Palaeogene Middle Eocene Lutetian. Della Porta et al. (centre right) indicative of an earliest Miocene age. The benthic forms occur at all depths in the marine realm. The zonal scheme presented here consists of six zones based on the stratigraphic distribution of benthic foraminifera recognized in thin sections (Figs 5-8). Foraminifera are mostly calcitic, although some groups like … Samples from the Cretaceous section were again analyzed for foraminifera and data compared with previous work. H. Deaderick Collection. Bioclastic grainstone consisting of rudist fragments and Siderolites calcitrapoides (rotalid foraminifera Calcarinidae) from Maastrichtian ramp facies. Condensed packstone of middle-upper Eocene, middle to inner ramp facies containing Nummulites, Discocyclina, Operculina, Actinocyclina (upper right) and Lithothamnium red algae oncoids (rhodoids). Packstone with Alveolinid from the Eocene of the Pyrenees. Neogene-Recent identified slides, piston core sample residues, plankton tow residues from Atlantic and Indian Oceans, Identified slides and sieved residues; Jurassic-Recent samples from North America and plankton tows from the Atlantic Ocean, Oriented thin sections of Cenozoic larger foraminifera and raw samples from localites worldwide, Identified slides and sieved residues; mostly Cretaceous samples from Arkansas. Skeletal wackestone with a specimen of Nummulites (right), a possible Operculina (left), and a rotalid foraminifer (bottom centre) from a Thanetian p.p.-Oligocene p.p. Packstone with an Alveolina cross-section in the centre and Nummulites in the upper left part from Eocene inner ramp facies, offshore India. Abstract A new larger benthic foraminifera, Persiacyclammina maastrichtiana n. gen., n. Skeletal packstone rich in miliolid foraminifera and a specimen of Cuneolina (centre) representative of Cretaceous lagoonal facies. The age of the studied section is Early Miocene (Aquitanian to Early Burdigalian) based on the occurrence of Borelis melo curdica, Meandropsina anahensis, Meandropsina iranica, Elphidium sp. Skeletal packstone with large miliolids, textularids and rotaliids (bottom centre) from innermost ramp or shelf facies. Thus, in order to obtain statistically significant numbers of benthic foraminifera (300+ tests per sample), test collection concentrated on samples with sediment thin section point counts indicating test presence (88 samples; ). Thin section kindly provided by T. Geel, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. Eleven species of larger benthic foraminifera … Ammonia beccarii, a benthic foram from the North Sea. Lower Permian, Karachaganak Field, Kazakhstan. Figured hypotypes from Cenozoic Cosmopolitan Deep-water Benthic Foraminifera (F. van Morkhoven, et al. e Cretaceous planktics and benthic foraminifera were lastly recovered at this outcrop from ... thin-laminated shale Darkgreytoblackhighly ssile shale.Formsintervalsthatrange ... at the Poty Section… Field width = 5.22 mm. Thin section stained with alizarin red showing a partly dolomitized (white unstained dolomite crystals) packstone with undolomitized crinoid fragments and a specimen of the textularids foraminifer Climacammina. Oriented thin sections of fusulinids from North America and localities worldwide. Skeletal packstone with a specimen of Asterigerina of Eocene age. In living foraminifera the lumen is filled with cytoplasm that is replaced by sea water in dead shells. D, Detail of ferruginized crusts at KePg boundary. (right) from upper Eocene inner ramp facies. Lockhartia ranges from Palaeocene to Middle Eocene in shallow marine inner to middle shelf. Computer-generated maps were drawn for the most commonly recorded species. Skeletal grainstone showing the differences in test, coiling and carbonate shell structure between miliolid (Pyrgo) and rotalid (cortoid with rotalid foraminifer as nucleus) foraminifera. The crushed sample is then placed in a strong glass beaker or similar vessel and water and washing soda or 6% hydrogen peroxide added, left to … Many of the collections listed below include the donors' research notes and libraries. Biostratigraphy: The age determination of larger benthic foraminifera was based on “Letter Stage” published by Adams C.G. Microscope analysis used to describe the microfacies and fossil contents. Research Scholar: Mr. Maqsood Ur Rahman Project Supervisor: Dr. Muhammad Hanif The samples were collected from Upper Paleocene-Lower Eocene succession (Lakhra and Laki formations) Laki Range of Lower … The paper presents Miocene (lower Sarmatian) benthic foraminifera from the FH3P1 Rad˘au¸ti Core section from the northwestern part of the Moldavian Platform, Romania. Miliolid tests have been dissolved producing intraskeletal porosity due to leaching (blue epoxy). Oolithica has significant in-house specialist expertise in thin section biostratigraphy, particularly the identification of Mesozoic microfossils. The paper furthermore focuses on the implications of other benthic foraminifera, e.g. in the right corner of late Oligocene age. Step 2. The samples are categorized into various genera, including specimens of Discocyclinids, Alveolina, Nummulites, Assilina, Ranikothalia, Lockhartia, and Miscellanea. Skeletal packstone with a specimen of Discocyclina sp. To distinguish between the two the foraminifera need to be studied in thin section. Benthic foraminifera are abundant and diverse in most samples of Asmari Formation at the studied sections (Figs 3 and 4). Skeletal packstone with specimens of Nummulites (left) and Alveolina (right) within a matrix consisting of fine sand and silt grade nummulithoclastic skeletal debris. Identified slides and sieved residues with Recent foraminifera from Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean dredges. 2 Thin section microphotographs illustrating the main foraminiferal representatives of Skeletal packstone to wackestone of Oligocene inner platform facies ontaining one Nummulites sp. Chitinous wall: - Composed of chitin, thin and transparent, present in freshwater benthic foraminifera. Middle Permian Capitan Reef, New Mexico, USA. (2013). 2. Lower Cretaceous agglutinated larger benthic foraminifera from the Sarvestan section, south of Esfahan, Iran.- The 1st International Applied Geological Congress, Department of Geology, Islamic Azad University-Mashad Branch, Iran, 26-28 April 2010, p. 976-980. The rotalid resembles Lockhartia. Packstone with a specimen of Discocyclina dispansa from Eocene middle to outer ramp facies. In the centre a crinoid is encrusted by Tetrataxis and both are coated by oncoidal micrite envelopes of microbial/algal origin. Eocene-Oligocene, Mukta Field, offshore India. Definition. Skeletal packstone to grainstone containing alveolinids (miliolid foraminifera Alveolinidae) and Nummulites (rotalid foraminifera Nummulitidae) from Eocene inner ramp facies. The larger benthics are marine and tend to be found in the neritic zone. Benthic foraminifera can be epifaunal or infaunal, vagile or sessile and show a range of different structures adapted to the specific environment in which they live. For this reason foraminifera have become a major biostratigraphic tool used for the interpretation of the … to middle Eocene inner ramp facies. Orbitolinid rudstone/packstone, compacted with sutured grain contacts, from the Lower Cretaceous Thamama Formation, Oman. Few identified slides; a large set of washed residues from localities worldwide. The paper presents Miocene (lower Sarmatian) benthic foraminifera from the FH3P1 Rad˘au¸ti Core section from the northwestern part of the Moldavian Platform, Romania. Bermúdez, J.-P. Beckmann, F. L. Parker, F. B Phleger, and E. Pessagno. Skeletal grainstone with Miogypsina and bryozoans. Figure-4D: Photomicrograph of thin section sample: BLL03 (packstone). Specimen of Nummulites cf. mation related to the depositional setting of sedimentary rocks.. For this reason foraminifera have become a major biostratigraphic tool used for the interpretation of the … Ammonia beccarii , a benthic foram from the North Sea . Long edge of slide 0.8mm. The largest single foraminifer collection at the NMNH is the Cushman Collection of Foraminifera. Like sandstone, limestones are made up of framework components, variable amounts of matrix, and cements. The data were digitized and manipulation of the data produced 6 volumes of catalogs with maps (Atlantic Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Pacific-Oregon to Alaska, and Pacific- California to Baja) originally published by Culver & Buzas between 1980 and 1985. 2 Thin section microphotographs illustrating the main foraminiferal representatives of Burdigalian Salammbo Formation Offshore Libya Porosity occluded by ferroan dolospar. The original data were scanned and transferred to Excel Spreadsheets and then Google Earth Pro was used to map the Atlantic Data. Skeletal packstone with echinoderm fragments and Chapmanina of Priabonian age. (2012), Della Porta et al. The larger benthics are marine and tend to be found in the neritic zone. 18 and Lunt P. 21. sand grains, oolites, fine grains of calcite, or sponge spicule) by carbonate mineralization. Merino-Tome' et al. Little topographic change took place from 5.7–3.3 Ma. Skeletal grainstone with aligned larger benthic foraminifers (Nummulites, fragments of Lepidocyclina) of an Oligocene inner ramp facies. Skeletal grainstone with Amphystegina (centre top), Miogypsinoides (upper left), bryozoans and Lepidocyclina (centre-right) suggesting a latest Oligocene-earliest Miocene age. Initially the area A shell of the axial section must be obtained by image analysis, where the radii R 1, R 2, and R 3, and the thickness H of the axial section are measured as displayed in Figure 1. Rudstone/packstone dominated by Orbitolina (textularid Loftusiida Orbitolinidae) foraminifera from the Lower Cretaceous of Oman. The specimens of each genus are further classified into subsamples. Rahman and Hanif collection of larger benthic foraminifera (2018) Project: Morphometric Analysis of Larger Benthic Foraminifera of Late Palaeocene-Early Eocene, Laki Range, Sindh, Pakistan. On the following pages, you will find images of key larger foraminifera, arranged chronologically, taxonomically and … (on the right), Peneroplis sp. Skeletal grainstone with in the centre left a specimen of Staffella and on the right an oblique section of Climacammina associated with endothyrid foraminifera and beresellid algae. A total of 29 foraminifera taxa were recovered out of which 23 are benthics and only 6 planktics characterized by species of two strictly Cretaceous genera Heterohelix and Hedbergella. Peloidal skeletal wackestone of Lower Jurassic protected lagoonal facies containing an oblique section of Amijiella (Haurania) amiji (Loftusiida, textularid foraminifera), valvulinids and ostracods. Coated grain packstone containing micrite coated Involutina liassica (centre) within an upper Sinemurian middle ramp facies. ... All published distributional data (presence or absence) on the living and dead Recent benthic foraminifera around North American was gathered from papers published since 1886. Foraminifera: photo-gallery by genus, location and geological time, Database Query Condensed skeletal packstone with Heterostegina (centre) and Miogypsinoides (centre bottom) indicative of an earliest Miocene age. Skeletal rudstone/packstone including two specimens of Nummulites (A form), textularid foraminifera and coralline red algae. Condensed skeletal packstone with Amphistegina (left corner), Rotalia sp., Miogypsinoides and lepidocyclinids of latest Oligocene age. Loftusia ssp., Siderolites calcitrapoides Lamarck, Gyroconulina columellifera Schroeder & Darmoian, Omphalocyclus macroporus (Lamarck)), the Tarbur Formation of the Mandegan section is Maastrichtian in [18] The majority of planktonic foraminifera are found in the globigerinina, a lineage within the rotaliida. A photomicrograph showing a carbonate thin section of a micritic packstone (x10) composed of a Miocene planktonic foraminiferal Peloidal skeletal wackestone with specimens of Siphovalvulina representative of a low-energy lagoonal setting of Early Jurassic age. Skeletal grainstone (blocky sparite as cement) containing corroded miliolid and rotaliid fragments. Oriented thin sections of Cenozoic larger foraminifera and raw samples from localites worldwide. Foraminifera are single-celled organisms that evolve rapidly through time and are sensitive to depositional setting. Chitiodendron fronconianom. These remarks include the distribu-tion both in Bermuda and in other subtropical/tropi-cal areas, summarized in Tables 1, 2, and 3. Three samples of limestone were collected and thirty thin sections samples were prepared and analysed. The Gorrondatxe section: geological setting and stratigraphy The Gorrondatxe section is a 700-m-thick succession that is well exposed on the coastal cliffs northwest of Bilbao (Basque-Cantabrian Hottinger (2006), Illustrated glossary of terms used in foraminiferal research. Ooidal coated grain grainstone including sparse ooids and micrite coated grains. Thin-sections 2015/25 and 2015/26. Skeletal grainstone with Alveolina of Thanetian p.p.-middle Eocene inner ramp and platform interior facies. The original publications are available as pdfs through the Smithsonian Libraries. Planktonic foram. 1-Nummulites intermedius-Nummulites vascus Aassemblage Zone Formerly at the American Museum of Natural History. middle ramp. A Web Tutorial for the Petrographic Analysis of Carbonate Rocks, created by Giovanna Della Porta and V. Paul Wright They are used to determine the ages of marine sedimentary sections, paleobathymetry, and other infor. They are used to determine the ages of marine sedimentary sections, paleobathymetry, and other infor mation related to the depositional setting of sedimentary rocks. Foraminifera are separated into two types following their life strategy, namely, the benthic and the planktonic foraminifera. The Gorrondatxe section: geological setting and stratigraphy The Gorrondatxe section is a 700-m-thick succession that is well exposed on the coastal cliffs northwest of Bilbao (Basque-Cantabrian From these, 35 genera and 47 species of benthic foraminifera were identified. Skeletal packstone with textularid foraminifera such as Coskinolina, typical of the inner shelf or ramp during Early-Middle Eocene. They have a long geological history, ranging from the Palaeozoic to the modern day – in Okinawa, Japan, “star sand” can be bought as a souvenir, and those tiny star shaped sand grains are the larger foraminifera Calcarina and Baculogypsina. foraminifera and the paleoenvironment of the limestone. The age of the studied section is Early Miocene (Aquitanian to Early Burdigalian) based on the occurrence of Borelis melo curdica, Meandropsina anahensis, Meandropsina iranica, Elphidium sp. by Laura Cotton. Notable among these are primary type and secondary type specimens designated by A. Loeblich and H. Tappan, P. Brönnimann, H. Bolli, P.J. This includes over 25,000 books and reprints on foraminifera, and a card catalog of over 98,000 species cards (including bibliographies, species descriptions, and specimen images). benthic foraminifera (mainly orbitolinids) constituting the main representatives of foraminiferal assemblage in this area. outer ramp facies. Contours suggest deepening toward south where 1500–2500 m deep basin developed. Thin-section scan allows you to see individual heads within this microbialite. Packstone composed by Heterostegina fragments with whole specimens and a small Elphidium deposited in a Miocene inner ramp. Skeletal wackestone containing fusulinid foraminifera and crinoid ossicles from the Lower Permian of Kazakhstan subsurface. Bahamonde et al. Skeletal packstone with Elphidium crispum indicative of middle-late Miocene age. It offers the greatest “bang for the buck” when characterizing clastic, carbonate and evaporate systems and can also yield information on associated igneous and metamorphic lithologies. Note mixture of upper Maastrichtian larger benthic foraminifera (orbitoidids, Siderolites) and planktonic foraminifera [white rectangle ¼ Heterohelix globulosa (Ehrenberg); and two arrows]. Many additional identified primary and secondary type slides from foraminifer researchers worldwide have been added to what is known as the Cushman Collection since it came to the NMNH. Benthic foraminifera are typically found in fine-grained sediments, where they actively move between layers; however, many species are found on hard rock substrates, attached to seaweeds, or sitting atop the sediment surface. It offers the greatest “bang for the buck” when characterizing clastic, carbonate and evaporate systems and can also yield information on associated igneous and metamorphic lithologies. The foraminifera are divided into two assemblages namely Assemblage I and Assemblage II. A, Praechrysalidina (Dokhania) infracretacea, sample 4112.40. Skeletal rudstone/packstone including two specimens of Nummulites, Lepidocyclina (bottom), and Operculina (upper right corner). Holocene peloidal grainstone containing Archaias and Peneroplis (Soritidae) specimens. We are not announcing a reopening date at this time and will provide updates on our websites and social media. the samples observed in thin sections and outcrop. Grain-supported, diagenetic texture due to compaction and pressure solution with partial grain suturing: some grain contacts are microstylolites; between grains there is micrite matrix. A total of eleven species of larger benthic foraminifera were identified. assemblage composition and the response of benthic foraminifera to sedimentary disturbance in a distal basinal siliciclastic submarine fan. Skeletal packstone with Heterostegina sp. The distributions of the benthic foraminiferal species illustrated in this paper are summarized with each species in the remarks section of the systematics. Foraminifera are single-celled organisms that evolve rapidly through time and are sensitive to depositional setting. Skeletal grains are large benthic foraminifera (nummulitids, discocyclinids), coralline red algae, echinoderms and bryozoans. B, Pseudochrysalidina (Dokhania) sp., sample 4110.80. A total of eleven species of larger benthic foraminifera were identified. Scale bar 100 micrometres. One assemblage of larger benthic foraminifera can be recognised, namely Lepidocyclina (N.) verbeeki assemblage. Benthic foraminifera can be epifaunal or infaunal, vagile or sessile and show a range of different structures adapted to the specific environment in which they live. Pseudocyclammina liasica (Loftusiida, textularid foraminifera) of Pliensbachian shallow platform interior facies. In thin section fragments of bryozoans are best recognized by their fenestrate structure – a regular arrangement of chambers, usually in pairs, that housed each animal (bryozoans are colonial structures). Definition. • Thin Section Images of Foraminifera [Show slideshow] Globigerina spp - planktonic foram. The oriented and random rock thin sections are preserved. Planktic and smaller benthic foraminifera are prepared by crushing the sample into roughly five millimeter fragments. Curator of Benthic Foraminifera (Emeritus), Deputy Collections Manager, Invertebrate Paleontology. Nnionella insecta. Planktonic: Lower Cretaceous, Thamama Formation, Oman. The majority of planktonic foraminifera are found in the globigerinina, a lineage within the rotaliida. Acarinina spp. These benthic foraminifera- and coralline algae-bearing deposits pass basinwards into deeper hemipelagic deposits rich in echinoids and planktonic foraminifera ... Because this study is based on random sections of foraminifera in thin section, some species determinations are tentative. Skeletal packstone with textularid foraminifera such as Coskinolina, typical of the inner shelf or ramp in the Early-Middle Eocene. Dr. Laura Cotton. See serial disposition of chambers.. References. nov. from the shallow-water carbonates of the Tarbur Formation of the Zagros zone in SW Iran. It is characterized by a plano-convex geometry with three trochospiral whorls, heavy feathered ventral ornamentation, dorsal keel and a double-bifid main apertural slot. Bioturbated skeletal packstone to wackestone rich in miliolids and Cuneolina foraminifera (textularid Ataxophragmioid) representative of Cretaceous lagoonal facies. Based on foraminiferal assemblages we infer sediments were deposited in shallow-water, including marine-marginal environments, of varying salinities Skeletal rudstone/packstone including two specimens of Nummulites, Alveolina (bottom left), Assilina (bottom right), textulariids (centre) and rhodophyte red algae (top right). Lower Permian, Hueco Mountains, New Mexico, USA. It originally consisted of genera and species of mostly smaller foraminifera, and included approximately 150,000 mounted slides, 25,000 type slides and figured specimens. Condensed grainstone with coralline red algae, echinoid fragments and foraminifera: Asterigerina sp. Condensed packstone with Spiroclypeus (right corner) and Lepidocyclina of late Oligocene to early Miocene age. Pennsylvanian, Asturias; cf. Currently, several sections of Lower Cretaceous orbitolinid-bearing, shallow-water carbonates from Central Iran are being investigated with respect to their benthic foraminifers and calcareous algae. according to Hottinger (2006): BISERIAL - trochospiral chamber arrangement with about 180° between consecutive chambers, thus producing two rows of chambers. (centre), Spyroclypeus (centre top), Carpenteria and Discocyclina sp. Planktonic foraminifera date oldest synorogenic deposits at 5.7–5.5 Ma. Because of their diversity, abundance, and complex morphology, fossil foraminiferal assemblages are useful for biostratigraphy, and can accurately give relative dates to rocks, in petroleum exploration, paleoclimatology, etc. Thin section petrography is one of the key analytical tools in sedimentology. However, thin sections of the carbonate rocks from 134.43 m (21–23 cm in Section 1 of Core 15R, Hole A) contain abundant larger benthic foraminifera such as Nummulites and Assilina (Fig. Micropaleontological Reference Center foraminifer sieved residues, calcareous nannofossil smear slides, radiolarian strewn slides, diatom strewn slides, and lithologic smear slides from Deep Sea Drilling Project and Ocean Drilling Program cores worldwide (Legs 1-144). ", Thin section kindly provided by T. … Based on foraminiferal assemblages we infer sediments were deposited in shallow-water, including marine-marginal environments, of varying salinities Figure-4D: Photomicrograph of thin section sample: BLL03 (packstone). The thickness of the Qom Formation is 401 m of which 161.2 m is early … A total of 24 sampling stations and around 5,700 specimens of foraminifera were recognized on thin-section analysis and classified into two major categories: planktonic and benthic. Larger benthic foraminifera are amazing but rather underappreciated fossils. Tag Archives: foraminifera in thin section Mineralogy of carbonates – skeletal grains. (benthic Foraminifera) from the Lower Aptian sensu lato (Bedoulian) of Central Iran Felix SCHLAGINTWEIT 1 Ioan I. BUCUR 2 Koorosh RASHIDI 3 Behnam SABERZADEH 4 Abstract: The new orbitolinid foraminifer, Praeorbitolina claveli n.sp., is described from the Lower Ap- benthic foraminifera Nummulites. Cross-section of Alveolina from Eocene inner ramp facies, offshore India. (2015, 2017). Skeletal grainstone with a large, broken Alveolina (stratigraphic range mid-Palaeocene to Middle Eocene) in the centre, miliolids and an Orbitolites on the right from inner ramp Eocene facies, offshore India. Skeletal wackestone containing Choffatella decipiens (textularid Loftusiida Cyclamminidae) and ostracods from Barremian-Aptian p.p. Condensed packstone with Silvestriella tetraedra and Discocyclina of Eocene age. (centre left), Spyroclypeus (centre) and Discocyclina sp. Skeletal grainstone with a specimen of Nummulites. foraminifera and the paleoenvironment of the limestone. Download a Microsoft Excel file of a listing of the unprocessed and processed samples/residues and miscellaneous items in our collections. Fig. Thin section of a peneroplid foraminiferan from Holocene lagoonal sediment in Rice Bay, San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Pennsylvanian, Asturias, N Spain, cf. 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