Larger foraminifera of the Devil's Den and Blue Hole sinkholes, Florida
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Larger foraminifera of the Devil's Den and Blue Hole sinkholes, Florida. / Cotton, Laura J.; Eder, Wolfgang; Floyd, James.
In: Journal of Micropalaeontology, Vol. 37, No. 1, 2018, p. 347-356.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Larger foraminifera of the Devil's Den and Blue Hole sinkholes, Florida
AU - Cotton, Laura J.
AU - Eder, Wolfgang
AU - Floyd, James
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Shallow-water carbonate deposits are well-known from the Eocene of the US Gulf Coast and Caribbean. These deposits frequently contain abundant larger benthic foraminifera (LBF). However, whilst integrated stratigraphic studies have helped to refine the timing of LBF overturning events within the Tethys and Indo-Pacific regions with respect to global bio- and chemo-stratigraphic records, little recent work has been carried out in the Americas. The American LBF assemblages are distinctly different from those of Europe and the Indo-Pacific. It is therefore essential that the American bio-province is included in studies of LBF evolution, biodiversity and climate events to understand these processes on a global scale.Here we present the LBF ranges from two previously unpublished sections spanning 35 and 29 m of the upper Eocene Ocala limestone, as the early stages of a larger project addressing the taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the LBF of Florida. The study indicates that the lower member of the Ocala limestone may be Bartonian rather than Priabonian in age, with implications for the biostratigraphy of the region. In addition, the study highlights the need for multiple sites to assess the LBF assemblages and fully constrain ranges across Florida and the US Gulf and suggests potential LBF events for future integrated stratigraphic study.
AB - Shallow-water carbonate deposits are well-known from the Eocene of the US Gulf Coast and Caribbean. These deposits frequently contain abundant larger benthic foraminifera (LBF). However, whilst integrated stratigraphic studies have helped to refine the timing of LBF overturning events within the Tethys and Indo-Pacific regions with respect to global bio- and chemo-stratigraphic records, little recent work has been carried out in the Americas. The American LBF assemblages are distinctly different from those of Europe and the Indo-Pacific. It is therefore essential that the American bio-province is included in studies of LBF evolution, biodiversity and climate events to understand these processes on a global scale.Here we present the LBF ranges from two previously unpublished sections spanning 35 and 29 m of the upper Eocene Ocala limestone, as the early stages of a larger project addressing the taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the LBF of Florida. The study indicates that the lower member of the Ocala limestone may be Bartonian rather than Priabonian in age, with implications for the biostratigraphy of the region. In addition, the study highlights the need for multiple sites to assess the LBF assemblages and fully constrain ranges across Florida and the US Gulf and suggests potential LBF events for future integrated stratigraphic study.
U2 - 10.5194/jm-37-347-2018
DO - 10.5194/jm-37-347-2018
M3 - Journal article
VL - 37
SP - 347
EP - 356
JO - Journal of Micropalaeontology
JF - Journal of Micropalaeontology
SN - 0262-821X
IS - 1
ER -
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