Benthic Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of the South Caribbean Region

Around 1000 species of benthic foraminifera from the classic southern Caribbean region are presented.

Hans M. Bolli (Author), J. P. Beckmann (Author), J. B. Saunders (Author)

9780521022538, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 24 November 2005

424 pages, 90 b/w illus. 10 maps
27.9 x 21 x 2.1 cm, 0.938 kg

' … an excellent piece of work and will most definitely deserve a place on the shelf of any micropaleontologist …' Earth Science Reviews

Benthic foraminifera from the classic southern Caribbean region are presented in this book, to provide valuable information on ranges for biostratigraphers working in the region and beyond. Around 1000 of the more important species are assembled - from the Barremian (early Cretaceous) to the middle Miocene, approximately 120 to 10 million years before the present. The deeper water benthic species are tied in to the zonal scheme used in Plankton Stratigraphy, published by Cambridge University Press in 1985. The taxa have been brought up to date generically, and in many cases new comparisons between species have been made - the late Cretaceous and early Paleogene are particularly detailed. This information, together with detailed illustrations, will enable the taxa to be used stratigraphically.

Publications in which the distribution of Cenozoic benthic foraminifera is correlated with planktic foraminiferal zonal schemes
Correlation of zones and formation in the areas under discussion
Part I. Trinidad: Barremian to Early Albian
Late Albian to Early Eocene
Late Early Eocene to Middle Miocene
Part II. Venezuela: Early Cretaceous of eastern Venezuela
Oligocene and Miocene of eastern Venezuela
The Falcon basin
The Maracaibo basin
Part III. Barbados
Annotated taxonomic list of late Early Eocene to Middle Miocene benthic foraminifera of Trinidad, Venezuela (Falcon), and Barbados
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Palaeontology [RBX], Stratigraphy [RBGH]