Recent literature on Foraminifera

Journal of Foraminiferal Research, v. 16, no. 4, p. 363-369, October 1986

RECENT LITERATURE ON FORAMINIFERA

Below are given some of the more recent works on foraminifera that have come to hand:

AMORE, C., CASALE, V., COSTA, B. D., GERONIMO, I., GIUFIWDA, E., and ZANINI, A. Evoluzione sedimentologic e faunistica dei se- dimenti Pleistocenici di Poggio Spica (Mineo, Catania) (in Ital- ian with French and English summaries).-Bollettino della So- cieta Geologica Italiana, v. 103, no. 4, 1984, p. 755-786, figs. 1-1 7 (local. maps, stratig. column, ternary diagrams, graph, scattergrams), tables 1-3 (including microfaunal range charts). - The Poggio Spica “succession overlies white calcareous marls (Trubi) and is composed [of] alternating sands-marly limestones-conglomerate, gray marls, yellowish sands and clayey sands, alternating mark-sands-silts-sandstones, and finally alternating sands-clays-sandstones; these facies have been ana- lyzed from a macrofaunal, microfaunal and textural point of view.” (From summary.)

AUDLEY-CHARLES, M. G. Rates ofNeogene and Quaternary tectonic movements in the Southern Banda Arc based on micropaleontology.-Journal of the Geological Society, London, v. 143, pt. 1, January 1986, figs. 1-10 (maps, geol. maps, tectonic map, palinspastic reconstruction, schematic diagrams and cross sections), table 1 (micropaleontological biozonation chart). -“The onset and completion of folding, nappe emplacement, imbri- cation and uplift that produced the islands of the Outer Banda Arc have been dated by means of planktonic foraminifera.” (From abs.)

BARWICZ-PISKORZ, W., and TARKOWSKI, R. Foraminifer assemblages and stratigraphy of Upper Jurassic in Aleksandrbw near M d i (in English).-Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Earth Sciences, v. 32, no. 1-4, 1984, p. 81-89, pls. 1, 2 (ammonites), fig. 1 (geol. profile). -“Six foraminifer assemblages were distinguished and characterized in the entire profile ranging from the Upper Oxfordian to the Middle Portlandian.” (From summary.)

BASHA, S. H. S. Foraminifera and Ostracoda from the Lower Cre- taceous rocks of Jordan (in English with German abs.).-Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie, v. 12, 1985, p. 736- 750, figs. 1-4 (location map, stratig. sections, SEM photos of ostracods), table I . -Twenty-one foraminiferal species, of a ten- tatively Albian age, were identified from Lower Cretaceous sediments in the Jordan Valley, and compared with species previously described from contemporaneous sequences in Africa, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Australia, northwestern Europe and the United States.

BERGER, W. H., and VINCENT, E. Deep-sea carbonates: reading the carbon-isotope signal (in English with German, French and Rus- sianabs.).-Geologische Rundschau, v. 75, no. 1, 1986, p. 249- 269, figs. 1-1 8 (schematic diagrams, graphs).-The principles of 13C/12C fractionation between the various reservoirs within the ocean, and between the ocean and communicating carbon reservoirs, are summarized. Illustrations for the application of these principles are presented from studies on: the Glacial-Ho- locene transition, the Messinian Carbon Shift (6 Ma), and the Monterey Carbon Excursion (1 7 Ma-1 3 Ma).

BERTELS, ALWINE. Foraminiferos planctbnicos del Neogeno del Ocean0 Atlantic0 sudoccidental austral (Neogene planktonic foraminifera from the southern southwestern Atlantic Ocean) (in Spanish with English abs.).-Revista Espaiiola de Micro- paleontologia, v. 17, no. 2, 1985, p. 221-252, pls. 1-4 (SEM photos), figs. 1, 2 (locality map, stratig. distrib. chart).-The planktonic foraminiferal content of the core studied allows the recognition of upper Miocene, Pliocene and lower Pleistocene intervals. Systematic remarks and discussion are given for 21 planktonic species, accompanied by SEM illustrations. Globig- erina quinqueloba egelida Cifelli, and Globorotalia oscitans Todd, are recorded for the first time from the southern SW Atlantic.

BLANC-VERNET, L., and SGARRELLA, F. Remarques palkoclimatiques et systkmatiques sur quelques esp6ces de foraminiferes planc-

toniques “froids” de Mkditerranke (Paleoecologic and taxonomic remarks about some Mediterranean planktonic cold species of foraminifera) (in French with English abs.).-Tkthys, v. 11, no. 1, 1983, p. 83-87, pl. I , figs. 1-3 (locality map, graphs), table 1 .-“The frequency variations of three coldwater forms (Globigerina pachyderma, G. quinqueloba, G. clarkei) during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene are compared.” (From abs.)

BOARDMAN, M. R., NEUMANN, A. C., BAKER, P. A., DULIN, L. A., KENTER, R. J., HUNTER, G. E., and KIEFER, K. B. Banktop responses to Quaternary fluctuations in sea level recorded in periplatform sediments.-Geology, v. 14, January 1986, p. 28- 3 1, figs. 1-5 (location map, graphical presentation of data).-A comparison of the records of fluctuations in the carbonate min- eralogy of periplatform sediments, oxygen isotopic analyses per- formed on Globigerinoides ruber, and paleotemperatures determined from foraminiferal assemblages, provides a record of banktop responses to fluctuations in sea level.

BOLTOVSKOY, E., and WATANABE, S. Foraminiferos bentonicos del Cenozoico (Paleoceno superior-cuartario) del Sitio 305 del DSDP (Pacific0 Noroccidental) (in Spanish with English ab%).-Re- vista Espaiiola de Micropaleontologia, v. 17, no. 2, May 1985, p. 281-314, pls. 1-3, figs. 1-4 (map, graphs, range chart), tables 1-3.-“A total of 187 benthic foraminiferal taxa were identified in 65 samples from the Late Paleocene-Quaternary deposits of the DSDP site 305 (Shatsky Rise, north west Pacific); two of them are described as new. . . . Nine biostratigraphic units were established, however, they are of local value only.” (From abs.)

BOWSER, SAMUEL S. Invasive activity of Allogromia pseudopodial networks: skyllocytosis of a gelatidagar gel. -Journal of Pro- tozoology, v. 32, no. 1, 1985, p. 9-12, figs. 1-5 (schematic diagram, photomicrographs).-Phase-contrast videomicrosco- py has revealed a previously undescribed foraminiferan behav- ior, here termed “skyllocytosis.” Allogromid pseudopodial networks were observed to rend and subsequently engulf, in a piecemeal fashion, the “gelatidagar-gel overlay” through the coordinated activity and contraction of the reticulopodia.

BOWSER, S. S., and BLOODGOOD, R. A. Evidence against surf-riding as a general mechanism for surface motility.-Cell Motility, v. 4, 1984, p. 305-314, figs. 1-6 (schematic diagram, frames from phase-contrast cinemicrographic and video recordings, graph). - The surf-riding/surf-boarding hypothesis of surface motility was tested on helizoan axopodia and allogromid reticulopodial networks. Evidence obtained from these investigations indicate that surface motility, as displayed by these organisms, does not occur by this mechanism.

BOWSER, S. S., and DELACA, T. E. “Skeletal” elements involved in prey capture by the Antarctic foraminiferan Astrammina rara, in Bailey, G. W., ed., Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Electron Microscopy Society of America. -Sari Francisco Press, Inc., San Francisco, 1985, p. 484-485, figs. 1-4 (photomicrographs). -Field observations, of benthic communities of the Ross Sea, Antarctica, have shown that several species of agglutinated foraminifera capture and digest larger metazoans. “Skeletal” components identified, which may impart the high tensile strength of foraminiferan reticulopodia, are the microtubular cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix of fibers.

Rapid intracellular motility and dynamic membrane events in an Antarctic foraminifer. -Cell Biology International Reports, v. 9, no. 10, October 1985, p. 901-910, figs. 1-5 (photomicrographs, histogram). -Astramminu rara, an arenaceous foraminiferan investigated by phase-contrast microscopy, shows remarkable adaptation to subzero temperatures in motility-related processes. The motility of this cold-adapted protozoan appears to be, in many respects, fully comparable to the motility of Allogromia from temperate waters.

BOWSER, S. S., ISRAEL, H. A., MCGEE-RUSSELL, S. M., and RIEDER, C. Surface transport properties of reticulopodia: Do intracellular and extracellular motility share a common mechanism?- Cell Biology International Reports, v. 8, no. 12, December 1984,

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p. 105 1-1063, figs. 1-5 (photomicrographs, graphs).-Video- microscopic observations of “rapid bidirectional saltatory transport of membrane surface markers” in Allogromia reticulopodia suggest that surface motility and intracellular transport of organelles are driven by a common mechanism.

BOWSER, S. S., and RIEDER, C. L. Evidence that cell surface motility in Allogromia is mediated by cytoplasmic microtubules (in En- glish with French abs.). -Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, v. 63, no. 6, 1985, p. 608-620, figs. 1-16 (photomicrographs). -Videomicroscopic and ultrastructural observations of the transport of membrane markers provide evidence that surface transport in Allogromia is mediated by cytoplasmic microtubules.

CAMERON, B. E. B., and TIPPER, H. W. Jurassic stratigraphy of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia (in English with French abs. and summary). -Geological Survey of Canada, Bul- letin 365, 1985,49 p., 31 figs. (locality map, geol. maps, outcrop photos, stratig. profiles, correl. charts, supplementary fold-outs), 7 tables, 13 supplementary stratig. sections.-“The faunas of the Jurassic strata are dominantly of Tethyean affinities. Both the macro- and microfaunas are diverse, well-preserved, abundant, and show great promise for effective biostratigraphic zonation.” Foraminiferal faunas identified are listed in sections on age and biostratigraphy. (From abs.)

CAVALIER-SMITH, T., and LEE, J. J. Protozoa as hosts for endosymbioses and the conversion of symbionts into organelles.-Jour- nal of Protozoology, v. 32, no. 3, August 1985, p. 376-379.- “Among protozoa, numerous foraminifera appear to have characteristics making them favorable as hosts for certain algae. Such adaptations, both physiological and morphological in nature, are discussed.” (From abs.)

CIARAPICA, G., and ZANINETTI, L. Gandinella apenninica, n. gen., n. sp. (Foraminifire) dans le Trias SupCrieur (Rhetien, Biozone B Triasina hantkeni) du Monte Cetona, Apennin septentrional (in French).-Revue de PalCobiologie, v. 4, no. 2, Geneva, De- cember 1985, p. 307-310, pl. l.-Systematicdescription ofGlo- mospirellinae n. subfam., Gandinella apenninica n. gen., n. sp.

CIFELLI, R., and SCOTT, G. Stratigraphic record of Neogene globorotalid radiation (planktonic Foraminiferida). - Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, no. 58, 1986, 101 p., 43 figs. (SEM photos, diagrammatic illustrations and sketches, distrib. maps, etc.). -“The histories of lineages forming the Neogene globorotalid radiation in the planktonic foraminifera are recon- structed primarily from stratigraphic distributions. Data on major taxa are synthesized, with particular reference to the development of shell design, and related to biogeography and evolutionary strategies.” (From abs.)

CORLISS, JOHN 0. The kingdoms of organisms-from a microscop- ist’s point of view. -Transactions of the American Microscop- ical Society, v. 105, no. 1, January 1986, p. l-lO.-“[flour definitive eukaryotic kingdoms are recognized and described here and considered sufficient for representation of the entire superkingdom EUKARYOTA the Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, and Protista. Special attention is given to the author’s neo- Haeckelian view of the last-mentioned kingdom, for him comprised of some 18 supraphyletic assemblages that, in turn, are considered to embrace 45 quite distinct phyla.” (From abs.)

CRITTENDEN, STEPHEN. Planktonic foraminifera and the biostratigraphy of the Early Tertiary strata of the North Sea Basin; a brief discussion.-Newsletters on Stratigraphy, v. 15, no. 3, 27 Jan- uary 1 9 8 6 , ~ . 163-171, fig. 1 (SEMphotos).-“Thisarticle briefly discusses some occurrences of planktonic foraminiferal faunas in Early Tertiary strata from the North Sea Basin and adjacent onshore areas as an attempt to stimulate further research on the planktonic foraminiferal faunas of the Early Tertiary strata of the North Sea Basin.” (From abs.)

CURRY, W. B., and LOHMANN, G. P. Late Quaternary carbonate sedimentation at the Sierra Leone Rise (eastern equatorial At- lantic Ocean).-Marine Geology, v. 70, no 3/4, March 1986, p. 223-250, figs. 1-1 1 (station location map, graphical presentations of data), tables 1-6.-A reconstruction is presented of the

history of carbonate production in the study area, based on changes in the bathymetric distribution of three measured pa- rameters: the net accumulation rate of carbonate and non-carbonate sediments; the extent of planktonic foraminiferal frag- mentation; and the net accumulation rate of individual species of planktonic foraminifera.

ECHOLS, D. J. Lower Oligocene through Pleistocene planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy, North Atlantic Sites 558 and 563 (Mid-Atlantic Ridge), in Bougault, H., Cande, S. C., and others, Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Volume 82.- U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, June 1985, p. 547-558, pl. 1, figs. 1-5 (map, zone, range and correl. charts), table 1, appendices A, B (age and zone details of core sections).

“Bolboforrna”: A Miocene algae(?) of possible biostratigraphic and paleoclimatic value, in Bougault, H., Cande, S. C., and others, Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Volume 82.- U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, June 1985, p. 605-610, pls. 1, 2, figs. 1, 2 (distrib. chart, map).

FEYLING-HANSSEN, ROLF W. Late Cenozoic marine deposits of East Baffin Island and East Greenland Microbiostratigraphy, correlation, and age, in Andrews, J. T., ed., Quaternary Environ- ments, Eastern Canadian Arctic, Baffin Bay and Western Green- land.-Allen and Unwin, Boston, 1985, p. 354-393, pl. 1, figs. 1-18 (maps, distrib. charts with sediment sequence, zone and range charts, age charts, sediment sections, correl. chart), tables 1-3.-The deposits of the Clyde Foreland Formation have previously been considered to be wholly Quaternary in age. Fo- raminiferal assemblages identified indicate a Quaternary age for the upper part of the formation, while a Pliocene age is suggested for the lower part of the formation based on biostratigraphic correlations with North Sea borings.

FOSTER, C. B., PALMIERI, V., and FLEMING, P. J. G. Plant microfossils, Foraminiferida, and Ostracoda, from the Fossil Cliff Formation (Early Permian, Sakmarian), Perth Basin, Western Australia. - South Australian Department of Mines and Energy, Special Publication, no. 5, 14 June 1985, p. 61-105.-Twenty- five species of foraminifera are identified, described and figured in the accompanying plates. One new species, Hemigordius vo- lutus Palmieri, is described.

FUNDER, S., ABRAHAMSEN, N., BENNIKE, O., and FEYLING-HANSSEN, R. Forested Arctic: Evidence from North Greenland. -Geol- ogy, v. 13, August 1985, p. 542-546, figs. 1-3 (lithol., biostratig., paleomag. diagram, climatic distrib. of flora and fauna, distrib. map of boreal plants), table 1 .-Foraminiferal, molluscan, and mammalian faunal assemblages date the Kap Kobenhavn For- mation as late Pliocene and early Pleistocene.

G L A ~ N , G., and BOURGOIS, J. Upper Oligocene to Recent planktonic foraminiferal remains in sediments of the inner wall of the Middle America Trench with special emphasis on Globo- rotalia, in von Huene, R., Aubouin, J., and others, Initial Re- ports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Volume 84.-US. Gov- ernment Printing Office, Washington, DC, May 1985, p. 473- 513, pls. 1-4, figs. 1-9 (map, correl. chart, biozonation comparison chart, biostratig. summary and correl. charts, sedimentation chart), tables 1-1 2. -“Species of Neogloboquadrina and Globorotalia are among the most dissolution-resistant planktonic foraminifers found . . . . Despite the dissolution and slope resedimentation that occur in this seismically active area,. . . parts of the phyletic history of these foraminifers . . . are useful for biostratigraphic and sedimentary interpretation . . . . [A] number of morphological trends in the Globorotalia group [are identified] and [used] for local Pliocene-Pleistocene stratigraphic correlations.” (From intro.)

GLASS, B. P., and PERCH-NIELSEN, K. Microtektites in micropaleontological samples.-Micropaleontology, v. 32, no. 1,4 Feb- ruary 1986, p. 46-47, pl. 1.-Three distinct microtektite layers, which can provide excellent chronostratigraphic correlation, have been found to date: an Australasian strewn field (0.7 my), ex- tending throughout most of the Indian Ocean and western equatorial Pacific; an Ivory Coast strewn field (1 my), in the equatorial Atlantic; and a North American strewn field (34 my), on Barbados and in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

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GROVES, JOHN R. Foraminiferal characterization of the Morrowan- Atokan (lower Middle Pennsylvanian) boundary. - Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 97, no. 3, March 1986, p. 346- 353, figs. 1, 2 (location map; zonation, range, and lithostratig. correl. chart). - “Foraminiferal successions across the Morrow- an-Atokan boundary have been documented at many localities in the south-central and western United States and in the Arctic. The merits of these sites as potential boundary stratotypes are evaluated herein.” (From abs.)

GUERRARA, F., COCCIONI, R., CORRADINI, D., and BERTOLDI, R. Caratteristiche lito-sedimentologiche e micropaleontologiche (foraminiferi, dinoflagellati, pollini e spore) di successioni “Tri- polacee” Plioceniche del Bacino di Caltanissetta (in Italian with English abs.). -Bollettino della Societi Geologica Italiana, v. 103, no. 4, 1984, p. 629-660, pls. 1-3 (dinoflagellates and spores), figs. 1-5 (geol. locality map, lithostratig. sections, stratig. sections with plank. foram. distrib. chart, pollen diagrams), tables 1-4.-“The new tripolaceous event, shown in this study, the sixth so far recognized in the Apennines, is related to the upper part of the Globorotalia margaritae margaritae Zone (Lower Pliocene).” (From abs.)

HAGGAG, MONA A. Y. Middle Eocene planktonic foraminifera from Fayum Area, Egypt (in English with Spanish ab%).-Revista Espafiola de Micropaleontologia, v. 17, no. 1, p. 27-40, pl. 1, figs. 1, 2 (locality map, stratig. section with range chart), tables 1, 2. -Sixteen planktonic foraminiferal species and subspecies from the Gehannam Formation are systematically studied and illustrated and their stratigraphic distributions recorded. Two modified biozonations are described the basal Globorotalia leh- neri Zone and the Hantkenina alabamensislTruncorotaloides rohri Zone.

HALLOCK, P., and GLENN, C. Larger foraminifera: A tool for paleoenvironmental analysis of Cenozoic carbonate depositional facies.-Palaios, v. 1, no. 1, 1986, p. 55-64, figs. 1-7 (schematic diagram, ternary diagrams, photomicrographs). -A paleoecologic model based on modem distributions of larger foraminifera in carbonate depositional environments is presented. The utility of this model in paleoenvironmental analysis is tested on a set of lower Miocene carbonate cores from four Philippine wells.

HARMELIN, J.-G., VACELET, J., and VASSEUR, P. Les grottes sous- marines obscures: Un milieu extreme et un remarquable biotope refuge (Dark submarine caves: An extreme environment and a refuge-biotope).-Tkthys, v. 11, nos. 3-4, September 1985, p. 214-229, figs. 1-9 (photos, pie diagrams, schematic diagrams). -The community composition, structure and organi- zation of the dark parts of submarine caves are found to be analogous to the bathyal zone; both habitats include relict forms. Dark caves, because of their occurrence in shallow depths, are considered to represent a unique opportunity for in situ obser- vation of an oligotrophic benthic community. Sessile foraminifera were found to comprise 27.91% of the surveyed fauna living in the interior of a tunnel in a reef located southwest of Madagascar.

HARRIS, W. B., THAYER, P. A., and CURRAN, H. A. The Cretaceous- Tertiary Boundary on the Cape Fear Arch, North Carolina, U.S.A.-Cretaceous Research, v. 7, no. 1, March 1986, p. 1- 17, figs. 1-6 (location map, core-hole stratig. chart, photomicrographs). - Sediments encountered in a 72.5-m borehole, drilled through a continuous sequence across the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary, include the Maestrichtian-aged Peedee Formation, which is characterized by diverse and well-preserved benthonic and planktonic foraminiferal faunas indicative of deposition in a middle to outer continental shelf environment.

HESS, J., BENDER, M. L., and SCHILLING, J.-G. Evolution of the ratio of Strontium-87 to Strontium-86 in seawater from Cretaceous to present.-Science, v. 231, no. 4741, 28 February 1986, p. 979-984, figs. 1-3 (plots of: SrKa ratios vs. stratig. age, 87Sr/ 86Sr and pore waters vs. depth in core, and 87Sr/86Sr and 87Sr vs. stratig. age), tables 1-3.-“A detailed record of the strontium-87 to strontium-86 ratio in seawater during the last 100 million years was determined by measuring this ratio in 137

well-preserved authigenic marine sediments throughout much of the Cenozoic to a precision of 1 million years. The strontium- 87 to strontium-86 ratio in seawater increased sharply across the CretaceoudTertiary boundary, but this feature is not readily explained as strontium input from a bolide input on land.” (From abs.)

HIEKE, W., BIZON, G., and M~~LLER, C. Middle Miocene to Qua- ternary sediments from the Mediterranean Ridge (Ionian Sea) and geodynamic implications. -“Meteor” Forschungsergeb- nisse, Reihe C, no. 39, Geologie und Geophysik, December 1985, p. 1-22, pl. 1, figs. 1-5 (maps, core photos, stratig. correl. chart, core profile), tables 1-7.-“Core 22M37 contains a breccia consisting mainly of Upper SerravalliadLower Tortonian claystone clasts . . . characterized by smectite-dominated mineral assemblages. The breccia contains displaced benthic foraminifers of neritic character and bryozoan debris. . . . It is spec- ulated that during Upper Serravallian/Lower Tortonian time mineral detritus derived from an early ‘Nile’ may have been transported into the Ionian Sea.” (From abs.)

HILBRECHT, HEINZ. On the correlation of the Upper Cenomanian and Lower Turonian of England and Germany (Boreal and N-Tethys).-Newsletters on Stratigraphy, v. 15, no. 3, 27 Jan- uary 1986, p. 115-138, figs. 1-8 (paleogeog. map, correl. charts), tables 1, 2. -“The multistratigraphical subdivision of late Cen- omanian and early Turonian successions of N W Germany, the Regensburg area (NE-Bavaria, N-Tethys) and England is described, based on the available biozonations of ammonites, ino- ceramids and foraminifera, in addition to a sequence of litho- and ecoevents.” (From abs.)

JEBRAM, DIETHARDT. Zur Erniihrungsbiologie benthischer Fora- miniferen (On the nutrition of benthic foraminiferans) (in Ger- man with English abs.).-Archiv fur Protisten Kunde, v. 128, no. 3, 1984, p. 295-298, table 1.-“Six algal species have been tested as food for the foraminiferans Myxotheca areneliga and Rotaliella heterocaryotica. The prasinophycean Tetraselinis rubens has been found to be the very best food for these foraminiferans under laboratory conditions. With this diet there may grow dense populations of the foraminiferans, especially of R. heterocaryotica, in the dishes after several months by simple decanting the old cultivation medium and addition of new medium to the sediment of foraminiferans plus food algae in frequences of 4 weeks. A negative ‘crowding effect’ or ‘algal choking’ has not been observed in both foraminiferans with T. rubens as food.” (Abs.)

KADAR, DARWIN. Neogene planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the south central Java area, Indonesia.-Republic of Indo- nesia, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Directorate General of Geology and Mineral Resources, Geological Research and De- velopment Centre, Special Publication, no. 5, 1986, 103 p., 10 pls. (SEM photos), 24 figs. (locality maps, geol. maps, stratig, sections, correl. charts). -Fifteen planktonic foraminiferal zones, important for intrabasinal and regional correlations, are defined on first and last occurrences of important marker species. Thir- teen zones and two subzones are proposed; correlations are made within the South Central Java area, and with East Java, the Northwest Java basin and the Caribbean area. Systematic remarks and discussion are included on 59 planktonic species, accompanied by SEM illustrations.

KEIGWIN, L. D., and CORLISS, B. H. Stable isotopes in late middle Eocene to Oligocene foraminifera. - Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 97, no. 3, March 1986, p. 335-345, figs. 1-1 1 (location map, graphical presentation of stable isotope results), tables 1, 2.-The detailed study of “reasonably complete” deep-sea sequences from the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, indicate: an insignificant change in the planetary temperature gradient, from Eocene to Oligocene time; an observed increase in the oxygen isotope values of seawater, probably resulting from the growth of continental ice in early Oligocene time; and a cooling of the deep sea, by 1°C overall, in early Oligocene time. Oxygen and carbon stable isotope results were obtained from analyses of various benthonic and planktonic foraminiferal species.

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KOKE, K. R., and STELCK, C. R. Foraminifera of a Joli Fou Shale equivalent in the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Hasler Formation, northeastern British Columbia. - Canadian Journal of Earth Sci- ences, v. 22, no. 9, September 1985, p. 1299-1313, pls. 1-4, figs. 1-5 (maps, correl. charts, distrib. chart).-A deep neritic assemblage of 46 arenaceous taxa in 25 genera, most of which are illustrated, contains Haplophragmoides gigas Cushman, the index fossil for the Joli Fou Shale in Alberta.

KORECZ-LAKY, I., and NAGY-GELLAI, A. Foraminiferal fauna from the Oligocene and Miocene in the Borzsony Mountains (in Hun- garian w$h English summary including systematic descriptions). -Evkonyve, Annals of the Hungarian Geological Insti- tute, v. 68, 1985, 527 p., 171 pls. (SEM photos and microphotographs), 14 figs. (locality maps, geol. sketch maps and sections, stratig. columns, schematic stratig. columns with characteristic foram assemblages), tables 1-1 1. -Forty-eight families, 140 genera, and 580 species of foraminifera were identified from 55 boreholes and a number of outcrops in the Borz- sony area; included are systematic remarks on the 56 most important species. Marginulina hispidocostata n. sp. and Lox- ostomum striatum n. sp. are both described and illustrated in the accompanying plates.

KOURY, S. T., BOWSER, S. S., and MCGEE-RUSSELL, S. M. Ultra- structural changes during reticulopod withdrawal in the foraminiferan protozoan Allogromia sp., strain NF. -Protoplasma, v. 129,1985, p. 149-156, figs. 1-1 1 (photomicrographs, graph).- Specimens of Allogromia sp. were treated with various artificial seawater solutions in order to induce “characteristic network withdrawal” responses. Reticulopodial microtubule disassem- bly was observed concomitant with an increase in the occurrence of helical filaments, followed by the packing of helical filaments into dense paracrystalline arrays. “Further biochemical and im- munocytochemical studies are required to determine whether these helical filaments and paracrystals contain [microtubular] proteins.”

KOVATCHEVA, T. Foraminifera from the Forebalkan and the northeastern part ofthe Moesian platform. 6. The Clansayesian Sub- stage in the Forebalkan (in Russian with English abs.).-Pa- laeontology, Stratigraphy and Lithology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, v. 22, February 1986, p. 15-34, pls. 1-4, figs. 1-3 (vertical distrib. charts), table 1 (faunal checklist). -Fifty-seven foraminiferal species are identified, described and figured from outcrops of the Sumer series occurring near the villages of Gorno Pestene and Sumer.

KUBISCH, M., and SCHONFELD, J. A new “Cyprina-clay” outcrop near Stohl (Schleswig-Holstein): Microfauna and sandgrain composition of Eemian sediments in the western Baltic region) (in German with English abs.)-Meyniana, v. 37, 1985, p. 89- 95, figs. 1-3 (locality map, stratig. profile, microfaunal and sandgrain composition chart). -“Microfauna and sandgrain composition of a new outcrop of Eemian sediments at the coastal cliff of Kiel Bight has been investigated . . . . Using micro- and macrofaunal arguments, the average temperature and salinity of the Eemian sea water could be estimated as ranging between 10-12°C and 25-3W~0, respectively. The facies sequence as shown in the glacial-tectonic floe indicates an isostatic uplift of Scan- dinavia during the Eem interglacial.” (Abs.)

KUDRASS, H. R., WIEDICKE, M., CEPEK, P., KREUZER, H., and M ~ L - LER, P. Mesozoic and Cainozoic rocks dredged from the South China Sea (Reed Bank area) and Sulu Sea and their significance for plate-tectonic reconstructions. -Marine and Petroleum Ge- ology, v. 3, no. l , February 1986, p. 19-30, figs. 1-7 (bathymetric map, schem. section, photomicrographs of thin sections, locality map), tables 1-4. -The planktonic foraminiferal components and larger foraminiferal faunal assemblages identified in the sedimentary sequences studied were used in determina- tions of age, delimitations of lithostratigraphic boundaries, and in the classification of paleoenvironments.

LAMOLDA, M. A,, and PROTO-DECIMA, F. The Turonian-Coniacian boundary in Ollogoyen (Basque Country); foraminifers and nan- noplankton.-Cretaceous Research, v. 7, no. 1, March1986, p. 63-75, figs. 1-5 (location map, stratig. range charts).-The Tu-

ronian-Coniacian boundary in the Ollogoyen Section, northern Spain, is marked by the appearance of the planktonic species Marginotruncana sinuosa, M. schneegansi and ? Ventilabrella SP.

LANE, H. R., BAESEMANN, J. F., and GROVES, J. R. Is the base of the Reticuloceras-Zone a reliably recognizable biostratigraphic level?-Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, 1 July 1985, no. 74, p. 137-148, figs. 1-3 (correl. charts).-“[Ilt has been reported that the first occurrence of the foraminiferal genus Pseudostaffella in the Soviet Union corresponds to the base of the Reticuloceras-Zone, which is significantly older than the appearance of Pseudostaffella at the base of the Atokan Series in North America. However, early Atokan conodont faunas occur with the lowest pseudostaffellid [PseudostaffelZa antiqua (DUTKEVICH)] at the type Bashkirian in the Ural Mountains, which suggests that the disparity in foraminiferal ranges between North America and the Soviet Union is minimal or non- existent.” (From abs.)

LEE, J. J., and CORLISS, J. 0. Symposium on “Symbiosis in Pro- tozoa”: Introductory remarks. -The Journal of Protozoology, v. 32, no. 3, August 1985, p. 371-372.-“The major topics covered by speakers in the Symposium . . . include the following . . . : terminology for the symbiont-host relationship and a brief overview of the field; the evolutionary problem of the origin of contemporary associations, including cell organelles such as mi- tochondria and plastids; the adaptive value of endosymbionts to their protozoan hosts; mechanisms of establishment, maintenance, and integration of such foreign bodieshvaders in their unicellular eukaryotic host cells; and the extent of algal and bacterial endosymbioses in diverse protozoan groups. In all papers, the principal relatively well studied complexes used as examples [include] the following: various kinds of algae in the larger foraminifera and in ciliates, radiolarians, and acantharians . . . .” (From abs.)

LEE, J. J., LEE, M. J., and WEIS, D. S. Possible adaptive value of endosymbionts to their protozoan hosts. -Journal of Proto- zoology, v. 32, no. 3, August 1985, p. 380-382.-“In this paper special consideration is given to the larger foraminifera, protozoa that serve as very useful model systems for the study of aspects of inter/intracellular integration and adaptation-living, as they do, in nutrient-limited but well illuminated shallow tropical seas and containing endosymbiotic algae in abundance. A considerable amount of information is now available on physiological as well as morphological adaptations of the host species to pigmented protists representing diverse algal divisions (phyla).” (From abs.)

LEE, J. J., SOLDO, A. T., REISSER, W., LEE, M., JEON, K. W., and GORTZ, H.-D. The extent of algal and bacterial endosymbioses in Protozoa.-Journal of Protozoology, v. 32, no. 3, August 1985, p. 391-403.-Examplesanddiscussionofprotozoan sym- biotic associations include the algal endosymbionts of ciliates, flagellates, radiolarians, acantharians and foraminifera.

MARGARITZ, M., MOSHKOVITZ, S., BENJAMINI, C., HANSEN, H. J., HAKANSSON, E., and RASMUSSEN, K. L. Carbon isotope-, bio- and magnetostratigraphy across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in the Ziu Valley, Negev, Israel.-Newsletters on Stratig- raphy, v. 15, no. 2, 1985, p. 100-1 13, figs. 1-4 (locality maps, isotope and paleomag. curves). -“The marginal situation of the [Har HaHar] and [Ein Mor] sections, fully marine but to a degree sheltered from events taking place in the open Tethys, provided . . . a site for survival for some Cretaceous planktonic faunal [foraminiferal] and floral species, and . . . a site for local evolution of forms which may eventually have migrated to the open sea to become part of the characteristic fauna of the Early Ter- tiary.” (From conclusions.)

MCDOUGALL, KRISTIN. Miocene to Pleistocene benthic foraminifers and paleoceanography of the Middle America Slope, Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 84, in von Huene, R., Aubouin, J., and others, Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Volume 84. -US. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, May 1 9 8 5 , ~ . 363-418,pls. 1-6,figs. 1-8 (map,watermassandforam distrib. charts, correl. chart, biofacies diagrams), tables 1-7,


appendix (systematic list with taxonomic notes). -“Benthic foraminiferal assemblages indicate that each of the . . . sites considered has been on the landward side of the trench since the early Miocene and . . . that water depths on the slope sites have generally decreased from the early Miocene to the present. Ben- thic foraminiferal assemblages and biofacies analysis provide clues to the development of a stratified ocean leading to the present water-mass distribution, the uplift in Central America, the closure of the deep-water connection across Panama, and the later shallow-water closing of this connection.” (From conclusions.)

MCGOWRAN, B., and BEECROFT, A. Foraminiferal biofacies in a silica-rich neritic sediment, late Eocene, South Australia. -Pa- laeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 52, no. 3/ 4, January 1986, p. 321-346, pls. 1, 2, figs. 1-7 (map and lithostratig. section, schematic diagrams, biostratig. framework, abund. diagrams of foram groups), table 1, appendix 1 (listing of most common species). - Changes in the foraminiferal faunas throughout the highly siliceous Blanche Point Fm. were ana- lyzed and interpreted as indicators of environment and envi- ronmental change. The foraminiferal biofacies recognized provide evidence that the Blanche Point Fm. accumulated under conditions of oxygen depletion, but not anoxia. Based on min- eralogical studies it is concluded that the abundant silica came from volcanic ash.

NEAGU, TH. Bemasian-Valanginian miliolid fauna of the Southern Dobrogea (Romania) (in English with Spanish abs.). -Revista Espaiiola de Micropaleontologia, v. 17, no. 2, 1985, p. 201- 220, pls. 1-7 (illustrations with schematic diagrams). -Detailed systematic descriptions and illustrations are given for eleven miliolid species identified from Berriasian-Valanginian deposits outcropping in Southern Dobrogea. Rumanoloculina multicos- tata primitiva n. subsp. is introduced.

NIGAM, RAJIV. Foraminiferal assemblages and their use as indicators of sediment movement: A study in the shelf region off Navapur, India.-Continental Shelf Research, v. 5, no. 4, 1986, p. 421-430, figs. 1-3 (location map, distrib. maps), tables 1- 3.-Factor analysis of 60 foraminiferal species from 13 stations off Navapur delimits three major assemblages which appear to be influenced by freshwater runoff and the organic matter content of the sediment. Comparison of the distributions of living and dead tests of Ammonia, Astrorotalia and Ammobaculites indicates the existence of an underwater current responsible for the transport of sediment in an east-southeast direction.

ORUE-ETXEBARR~A, XABIER. Descripcih de Globigerina hillebrand- tin. sp. en el limite Cretbico/Terciario de la secci6n de Sopelana (Pais Vasco): Evoluci6n de 10s primeros foraminiferos planc- t6nicos a1 comienzo del Terciario (in Spanish with English and French ab%).-Newsletters on Stratigraphy, v. 15, no. 2, 1985, p. 71-80, pl. 1, figs. 1-3 (locality maps, lithologic column with foram distributions, phylogenetic chart). -One new planktonic species,Globigerina hillebrandti, is described from coastal outcrops of the Sopelana section, Bizkaia, Basque country; its occurrence is limited to the lower Paleocene “G.” eugubina Zone. An hypothesis for the evolution of Paleocene planktonic foraminifera is proposed and discussed.

OTVOS, ERVIN G. Bamer island genesis-questions of alternatives for the Apalachicola Coast, northeastern Gulf of Mexico.- Jour- nal ofcoastal Research, v. 1, no. 3, Summer 1985, p. 267-278, figs. 1-3 (locality maps, cross sections), tables 1,2 (foraminiferal faunal assemblages), 3 (genetic categories of bamer islands). - “The transgressive-regressive sequences of two Quaternary . . . high sea level episodes were identified in numerous island, lagoon, and mainland drillholes from Apalachicola area core samples . . . . By the use of biotope profiles, based on salinity-sen- sitive foraminifer taxa and strand plain configurations, it is suggested that all four original islands . . . evolved through shoal aggradation in the Late Holocene.” (From abs.)

PAPP, A., and SCHMID, M. E. The Fossil Foraminifera ofthe Tertiary Basin of Vienna: Revision of the monograph by Alcide #Or- bigny (1 846). - Abhandlungen der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, Vienna, v. 37, 1985,311 p., 102 pls. (original illustrations, SEM

photos), 16 figs. (zonation chart, SEM photos, line drawings of specimens, graphical presentations of measurement data), table 1 .-Alcide d’orbigny’s 1846 monograph on the foraminiferal fauna of the Vienna Basin is revised and discussed. Lectotypes are designated and specimens reillustrated with SEM photomicrographs from original material.

PFLAUMANN, UWE. Transfer-function ‘ 134/6’-a new approach to estimate sea-surface temperatures and salinities of the Eastern North Atlantic from the planktonic foraminifers in the sediment (in English with German abs.). - “Meteor” Forschungsergeb- nisse, Reihe C, no. 39, December 1985, p. 37-71, figs. 1-21 (maps, graphs, scatter diagrams), tables 1-7. -The statistical analysis of the planktonic foraminiferal faunal content of 134 modem sediment samples from the eastern North Atlantic, re- sulted in a set of equations which can be used to estimate past sea-surface winter and summer temperatures, and salinities, for the last 500,000 years.

POISSON, A., CIARAPICA, G., CIRILLI, S., and ZANINETTI, L. Gandi- nella falsofriedli (Salaj, Borza et Samuel, 1983) (ForaminiEre, Trias Suptrieur), &tude de l’esp8ce sur la base du materiel-type du Domuz Dag (Taurus Lycien, Turquie).-Revue de Palko- biologie, v. 4, no. 1, Geneva, June 1985, p. 133-136, pl. 1, fig. 1 (drawing of section of holotype). - Gandinella falsofiiedli is redescribed and the holotype photographed and reillustrated.

PORTER, K. G., SHERR, E. B., SHERR, B. F., PACE, M., and SANDERS, R. W. Protozoa in planktonic food webs.-The Journal of Pro- tozoology, v. 32, no. 3, August 1985, p. 409-415.-The distributions, abundances, and trophic roles of ecologically important heterotrophic protozoa in the planktonic/microbial food web, are described and discussed. Heterotrophic protozoa are recognized as the major consumers of bacteria and phytoplankton; the roles of foraminiferans and other amoeboid protozoans, as members of the microzooplankton, are briefly discussed.

REINHOHL-KOMPA, SABINE. Population ecology of foraminifera in the north-eastern Ems-Dollart Estuary, southern North Sea (in German with English abs.). -Senckenbergiana Maritima, v. 17, no 1/3, 31 October 1985, p. 147-161, pl. 1, figs. 1, 2 (maps), table 1.-A comparative study is presented of the living and dead foraminiferal assemblages identified in 49 samples col- lected from the “muddy tidal flats in the area of the high water line” of the Ems-Dollart Estuary. A total of 49 species were identified the living fauna is represented by four species which occur “in great numbers.”

REISSER, W., MEIER, R., GORTZ, H.-D., and JEON, K. W. Establish- ment, maintenance, and integration mechanisms of endosymbionts in protozoa.-The Journal of Protozoology, v. 32, no. 3, August 1985, p. 383-390.-Recent research developments are summarized, mostly relating to ciliate-algae, ciliate-endonuclear bacteria, and amoeba-bacteria systems; however, brief mention is made of foraminiferan-endosymbiont associations.

REYNOLDS, L. A., and THUNELL, R. C. Seasonal production and morphologic variation of Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (Eh- renberg) in the northeast Pacific. -Micropaleontology, v. 32, no. 1, 1986, p. 1-18, pls. 1, 2, figs. 1-13 (location map, sub- surface current charts, graphs, and histograms), table 1.-“TWO distinct morphologic groups of N. pachyderma were recognized, based on textural and coiling differences. Variations in the shell flux of each N. pachyderma group are directly related to seasonal changes in water temperature and structure and depth of the thermocline.” (From abs.)

R O ~ G E R , RUDOLF, and INSTITUT F i i ~ DEN WISSENSCHAFTLICHEN FILM. Film C 1497. Okologie der Grosssforaminiferen (Ecology of larger foraminifera) (in German with Engllsh and French abs.).- Publikationen zu Wissenschaftlichen Filmen, Biologie, ser. 16, no. 20, 1984,20 p., 8 figs. (microphotographs offossil and living forams, beachsand and tide pool).-Film C 1497 is described in detail (in German). The film narrative covers the topics of: fossil larger foraminifera, the occurrence and formation of the nummulitic limestones, Recent foraminiferal sands and the habitats of the sand producers, and the ecology of the larger foraminifera of the algal benthos in Hawaii. Spoken commentary available in English or German.


SAUNDERS, J. B., BERNOUILLI, D., and MARTIN-UYE, H. A. Late Eocene deep-water clastics in Grenada, West Indies. -Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae, v. 78, no. 3, December 1985, p. 469-485, figs. 1-7 (maps, lithological columnar sections, outcrop and thin section photos). -An authochthonous fauna of planktonic and benthonic foraminifera and radiolaria, indicative of water depths between 2,000-4,000 m, was identified from the mudstones and marlstones, and an allochthonous, late Eocene-aged larger foraminiferal fauna was identified from some of the volcanic ar- enites which together constitute the Tufton Hall Formation on the island of Grenada.

SCHIFFELBEIN, PAUL. The interpretation of stable isotopes in deep- sea sediments: An error analysis case study.-Marine Geology, v. 70, no. 3/4, March 1986, p. 313-320, figs. 1-4 (graphs).- “Stable oxygen isotope records . . . are subject to measurement and sampling errors as well as distortions from benthic mixing and nonlinear sedimentation. The magnitudes of these various errors are examined in this paper using an equatorial Pacific core record [measurements made on Globigerinoides sacculifer, 350-420 pm, 30 individuals per sample] through Termination 11. Measurement precision can be improved by increasing the sample size or by averaging the results from replicate analyses.” (From abs.)

SCHWARZER, KLAUS. Recent investigations of the overthrusts, Mor- sum-cliff, Sylt (in German with English ab%).-Meyniana, v. 37, 1985, p. 77-87, figs. 1-6 (maps, schematic cross sections), table 1. -Evidence obtained from micropaleontological analyses was used to determine the Tertiary age of these clays.

SEN GUPTA, B. K., and MALAVASSI, E. Late Miocene shore in northern Costa Rica: Benthic foraminiferal record.-Geology, v. 14, no. 3, March 1986, p. 218-220, figs. 1-3 (geol. locality map, stratig. section, SEM photos). -A low diversity benthonic foraminiferal assemblage typical of an inshore, brackish-water environment, is described from the Venado Formation. Two ecophenotypes of Ammonia parkinsoniana, forma tepida and forma typica, suggest the existence of a shallow embayment indicting the partial emergence of northern Costa Rica, resulting in the partial separation of Pacific and Caribbean waters, by late Miocene time.

SENOWBARI-DARYAN, B., CIARAPICA, G., CIRILLI, S., and ZANINETTI, L. Nouvelles observations d‘Altinerina meridionalis Zaninetti, Ciarapica, Decrouez et Miconnet, 1984 (Foraminifere), dans le Trias Supkrieur (Norien) rkcifal de la Plate-forme Panormide, Sicile (in French).-Revue de Palkobiologie, v. 4, no. 2, Geneva, December 1985, p. 301-306, pls. 1, 2, fig. 1 (drawings).

STEIN, R., and BLEIL, U. Deep-water circulation in the northeast Atlantic and climatic changes during the Late Neogene (DSDP Site 14l).-Marine Geology, v. 70, no. 3/4, March 1986, p. 191-209, figs. 1-5 (locality map, graphical presentations of data), tables 1, 2. -“Oxygen and carbon stable isotope data of Pyrgo murrhina and flux rates of calcium carbonate in the bio- and magnetostratigraphically dated sediment sequence at DSDP Site 14 1 were used for a reconstruction of the deep-water circulation in the Northeast Atlantic during the Late Miocene and Pliocene times.” (From abs.)

STONE, S. M., and KELLER, G. Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Middle America Trench region, Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 84, in von Huene, R., Aubouin, J., and others, Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Volume 84.-U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, May 1985, p. 419-47 1, pls. 1-12, figs. 1-9 (map, biostratig. zone chart, abund. and range diagrams, stratig. chart), tables 1-9. -“Both quanti- tative and semiquantitative analyses of planktonic foraminifers, in addition to the first and last occurrences of index species, were used to establish the biostratigraphy for Leg 84 sites. Bio- stratigraphic data provides useful data for reconstructing the tectonostratigraphic history of the southern Guatemalan seg- ment of the Middle America Trench.” (From abs.)

TUFESCU, M. Application du modble de la “ligne de compensation” k la caracterisation ecologique du complexe lagunaire de Razim (au sud du delta du Danube) (in French with English ab%).-

Revista Espaiiola de Micropaleontologia, v. 17, no. 2, May 1985, p. 253-260, figs. 1, 2 (graph, map), table 1.-The “line of compensation’’ model is applied to the identification of biotopes in the Razim lagoon complex utilizing benthic foraminiferal data.

VDOVENKO, MAJA V. Early Carboniferous foraminifera from the Dobrudza fault (in Russian with English abs.). -Palaeontology, Stratigraphy and Lithology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, v. 22, February 1986, p. 3-14, pls. 1-6, fig. 1 (locality map).- Eight foraminiferal zones are distinguished in Tournaisian-, Vi- sean- and Serpukhov-aged sediments along the Dobrudza fault.

ZANINETTI, L., SENOWBARI-DARYAN, B.,CIARAPICA, G., and CIRILLI, S. Orthotrinacria, n. gen., (Protista: Foraminiferida) from Up- per Triassic (Norian) reefs of Sicily. -Revue de Paliobiologie, v. 4, no. 2, Geneva, December 1985, p. 297-300, figs. 1, 2 (drawings of foram sections).-Type species for the genus is Galeanella expansa Zaninetti, Altiner, Dager and Ducret, 1982. Orthotrinacriinae n. subfam. is erected and 0. gracilis n. sp. is described. The genus occurs in Sicily, Yugoslavia and Turkey and is considered to be characteristic of the reefal facies of the African-Arabic margin of the Upper Triassic southern Tethys.

ZUPPETTA, A., Russo, M., and TURCO, E. Alcune osservazioni sulle “Tufiti di Tusa” nell’ area compressa tra la valsinni e rocca imperiale (confine Calabro-Lucano) (in Italian with English abs.). -Bollettino della Societk Geologica Italiana, v. 103, no. 4, 1984, p. 623-627, figs. 1, 2 (locality map, stratig. column with distrib. chart). -“Several clay samples from the ‘Tusa Tuf- fites’ have been studied. Microfauna[ 11 association[s] show that the studied sequence is Upper Aquitanian to Burdigalian in age . . . . The paleogeographic position of the sedimentary basin of the ‘Tusa Tuffites’ is discussed.” (From abs.)

ZUPPETTA, A., Russo, M., TURCO, E., and BARTOLI, A. Nuovi dati sul “Flysch di Nocara” (Calabria settentrionale) (in Italian with English abs.). -Bollettino della Societi Geologica Italiana, v. 103, no. 4, 1984, p. 615-622, figs. 1-3 (geol. profile, composite diagram, stratig. column with distrib. chart), table 1.-“Bio- stratigraphic analyses of the planktonic [floraminifera show that the Colle Cappella Sandstones are Middle to Upper Eocene in age, and the Nocara Conglomerates are Serravallian.” (From abs.)

In addition, the following seven papers appeared in Roberts, D. G., Schnitker, D., and others, Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Volume 8 1 .-U.S. Government Printing Office, Washing- ton, DC, December 1984:

BACKMAN, J., WESTBERG-SMITH, M. J., and others. Biostratigraphy ofLeg 81 sediments-a high latitude record.-p. 855-860, table 1. -“The biostratigraphy of the cores is based on six groups of microfossils: calcareous nannofossils, diatoms, dinoflagellates, planktonic foraminifers, radiolarians, and silicoflagellates . . . . The biostratigraphic resolution is generally low for any single group, but higher resolution can be attained by using all available microfossil groups. A composite list of biostratigraphic events (mainly Neogene) is presented.” (From abs.)

HUDDLESTON, PAUL F. Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy, Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 81.-p. 429-438, figs. 1-5 (range charts).-“Thirteen biostratigraphic intervals are described from the upper Paleocene through the Holocene, five from the upper Paleocene through early Miocene, and eight from the middle Miocene through Holocene. Three lineages of planktonic foraminifers are described that have moderately continuous representation in the Rockall Plateau area during the periods of their rapid differentiation.”(From abs.)

MURRAY, JOHN W. (with contribution by J. F. WESTON). Paleogene and Neogene benthic foraminifers from Rockall Plateau. -p. 503-534, pls. 1-5, figs. 1-1 1 (maps, distrib. chart, biostratig. charts, restricted distrib. chart, deposition depths), tables 1-1 6, appendices A, B (foram list, macrofossil list). -“The Cenozoic


sedimentary successions have yielded benthic foraminiferal assemblages of late Paleocene to Pleistocene age. Paleoecological analysis, using comparisons with data on modem assemblages, shows that the environments ranged from marginal marine in the late Paleocene to early Eocene to bathyal in the Oligocene and Neogene. Comparison with other DSDP results suggests that faunal communication between the Rockall area and the Norwegian Sea existed from the early Eocene and that cool deep water entered the area in the late Eocene to early Oligocene.” (From abs.)

Biostratigraphic value of Bolboforma, Leg 8 1, Rockall Plateau. - p. 535-539, pl. 1, fig. 1 (occur. charts), tables 1-3.-‘‘Six previously known species of the incertae sedis genus Bolboforma (aculeata, clodiusi, intermedia, laevis, metzmacheri, and reticulata) are recorded from the bathyal Miocene sediments of Sites 552-555. Three species extend into the early Pliocene (B. clodiusi, metzmacheri, and reticulata). Two new species are described danielsi from the middle Miocene and costata from the early Pliocene. Bolboforma is especially common in contourite deposits.” (Abs.)

SCHNITKER, DETMAR. High resolution records of benthic foraminifers in the Late Neogene of the northeastern Atlantic.-p. 61 1- 622, figs. 1-9 (map, graphs), table 1.-Changes in deep-water paleoceanography, as reflected by the faunal variability of benthonic foraminiferal species, are related to surface water paleoceanography and climate.

SHACKLETON, N. J., and HALL, M. A. Oxygen and carbon isotope stratigraphy of Deep Sea Drilling Project Hole 552A: Plio-Pleis- tocene glacial history.-p. 599-609, figs. 1-4 (map, graphs), tables 1-4.-“Oxygen and carbon isotope ratios in benthic foraminifers have been determined at 10 cm intervals through the top 59 m of DSDP Hole 552A . . . . The major glacial event which marked the onset of Pleistocene-like-interglacial alter- nations was at about 2.4 m.y. ago. These very high-resolution data do not support the notion of significant Northern Hemi- sphere glaciation between 3.2 and 2.4 m.y. ago.” (From abs.)

ZIMMERMAN, H. B., SHACKLETON, N. J., and others. History of Plio- Pleistocene climate in the northeastern Atlantic, Deep Sea Drill- ing Project Hole 552A.-p. 861-875, figs. 1-9 (map, cross-section diagram, graphs, scatter diagrams), table 1. -“Lithologic, faunal, isotopic, and paleomagnetic analyses indicate that the section represents the most complete deep-sea record of climatic evolution hitherto recovered at high latitudes in the northern hemisphere. A glacial record of remarkable resolution for the late Pliocene and Pleistocene is provided by oxygen and carbon isotope ratios in benthic foraminifers.” (From abs.)

In addition, the following six papers appeared in Plankton Stratigraphy, edited by H. M. Bolli, J. B. Saunders, and K. Perch-Nielsen: Cambridge Uni- versity Press, Cambridge, 1985, 1024 p.:

BOLLI, H. M, and SAUNDERS, J. B. Oligocene to Holocene low latitude planktic foraminifera. -p. 155-262, figs. 1-46 (zonation

charts, zonal correl. charts, species distrib. charts, illustrations and SEM photos). -A low latitude planktonic foraminiferal zonation scheme, comprised of 29 zones/subzones from the base of the Oligocene to the Holocene, is described. Taxonomic notes, accompanied by discussions of stratigraphic significance, evolutionary trends, and coiling trends, are given for approximately 130 species and subspecies.

CARON, MICHBLE. Cretaceous planktic foraminifera. -p. 17-86, figs. 1-1 5 (generic identification key, phylogenetic diagram, zonal correl. charts, zonal marker range charts, distrib. charts), 16-37 (illustrations and SEM photos), table 1. -The classification of Cretaceous planktonic genera, and the characteristics and phy- logeny of trochospiral genera, are discussed. Brief descriptions of 30 planktonic genera and definitions of 27 zones are included, along with taxonomic notes on 1 11 species, accompanied by SEM photos and illustrations.

IACCARINO, SILVIA. Mediterranean Miocene and Pliocene planktic foraminifera.-p. 283-3 14, figs. 1-6 (zonal correl. charts, species distrib. chart, photomicrographs and illustrations). -A biostratigraphic framework, distinct from low latitude zonations, is erected for the Mediterranean area based on Cenozoic planktonic foraminiferal faunas. Twenty-eight zones and 25 species are defined and discussed.

JENKINS, D. GRAHAM. Southern mid-latitude Paleocene to Holocene planktic foraminifera.-p. 263-282, figs. 1-7 (maps, zonation correl. charts, species distrib. chart, photomicrographs and illustrations).-The paleoceanographic setting, paleotemperatures, and species diversities, are briefly discussed for Cenozoic planktonic foraminifera from the Southern Hemisphere in areas south of latitude 30”s. Twenty-three zones are defined and discussed; 34 species are discussed and illustrated.

RBGL, FRED. Late Oligocene and Miocene planktic foraminifera of the Central Paratethys-p. 3 15-328, figs. 1-5 (map, correl. chart, range chart, SEM photos and illustrations).-A new system of stages, based on the biostratigraphic concept of “integrated assemblage zones,” is presented for the Central Paratethys. Short comments on the paleogeographic and geodynamic evolution of the area, and 20 planktonic species originally described from the Paratethyan region, are given.

TOUMARKINE, M., and LUTERBACHER, H. Paleocene and Eocene planktic foraminifera. -p. 87-1 54 (zonation and correl. charts, species distrib. charts, SEM photos and illustrations). -Twenty- four planktonic zones are defined and discussed for the early Paleocene through the late Eocene, accompanied by taxonomic remarks and discussion on 90 species and several genera and lineages.

SUSAN L. RICHARDSON Department of Paleobiology Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC 20560

DORIS Low U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole, MA 02543

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