IN THIS PAPER the discovery in Japan of smaller Foraminifera from the Upper Cretaceous strata is recorded for the firsi: time. This contribution, in addition to its specific biostratigraphic application in Japan, has further interest by reason of its extension of the geo. graphic range ,of the widely distributed Cretaceous pelagic foraminiferan, Globotruncana. In the north Pacific region, Globo...

â â â  abstract â  in this study, 129 samples of the qom formation in kaltakeh, south east mahneshan, were investigated. the thickness of qom formation in the examined section is 565m and comprises of limestone, sandy limestone, marl, shale and argillaceous limestone . at this locality, the qom sediments disconformably overlies the lower red formation and underlies the upper red formation. amon...

the qom formation in southwest kashan in sanandaj-sirjan fore arc basin has a thickness of 190 meters and is composed of medium to thick and massive bedded limestone, marly limestone, sandy limestone, marl and coglomerates. study of these deposits led to recognition of nine microfacies related to a carbonate platform. the high presence of perforate foraminifera in most of the recognized microfa...

I present a numerical diffusion–advection-reaction model to simulate CO2 chemistry, d C, and oxidation of organic carbon and methane in sediment porewater. The model takes into account detailed reaction kinetics of dissolved CO2 compounds, H2O, H , OH , boron and sulfide compounds. These reactions are usually assumed to be in local equilibrium, which is shown to be a good approximation in most ...

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to study the variations in organic matters of benthic foraminifera (Ammonia beccarii) from four samples collected from beach environments from brackish environments along Tupilipalem coast (South east coast of India). Common absorption bands were observed as peaks in the range of 3600-3400 cm-1, 3000-2850 cm-1, 1750-1740 cm-1, 1640-1600 cm...

Well-dated, high-resolution records of planktonic foraminifera and oxygen isotopes from two sediment cores, A7 and E017, in the middle Okinawa Trough reveal strong and rapid millennial-scale climate changes since ~18 to 17 thousand years before present (kyr B.P.). Sedimentation rate shows a sudden drop at ~11.2 cal. kyr B.P. due to a rapid rise of sea-level after the Younger Dryas (YD) and cons...

In this study, four well-exposed outcrops of the Asmari Fm in the southeastern part of the Izeh Zone of the Zagros Mountains were measured and sampled. In this region, the Asmari Fm is Oligocene to Early Miocene in age as determined by large benthic foraminifera. Based on depositional geometries, biogenic contents and lateral and vertical variations of facies, three depositional models are prop...