Planktic foraminifera are commonly used for first-order age control in deep-sea sediments from low-latitude regions based on a robust tropical–subtropical zonation scheme. Although multiple Neogene planktic foraminiferal biostratigraphic zonations mid-latitude exist, quantification of diachroneity the species as datums to test paleobiogeographic patterns origination and dispersal is lacking. He...

Understanding and quantifying the seasonal and spatial distribution of planktic foraminiferal fluxes reflected in sedimentary assemblages is key to interpret foraminiferabased proxies in paleoceanography. Towards this goal we present an empirical model to predict foraminiferal fluxes on a global scale. A compilation of planktic foraminiferal flux and export production data from globally distrib...

Extreme coastal inundation associated with the 2004 Indian Ocean and 1945 Makran tsunamigenic-earthquakes highlight the risk of tsunamis to coastlines of the northern Oman Sea. Foraminifera have been used as indicators of paleotsunamis in the past where allochthonous tests, found in low-energy environments such as in coastal lagoons, ponds, and marshes, indicate marine overwash. In this study, ...

Article history: Here a new analytical me Received 14 December 2007 Received in revised form 7 April 2008 Accepted 10 April 2008 Available online 24 April 2008 Editor: H. Elderfield

Planktic foraminifera and shelled pteropods are some of the major producers calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) in ocean. Their calcitic (foraminifera) aragonitic (pteropods) shells particularly sensitive to changes chemistry play an important role for inorganic organic carbon pump Here, we have studied abundance distribution planktic (individuals m –3 their contribution standing stocks (μg export prod...

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Deposits spanning the Radotruncana calcarata Taxon Range Zone at the Postalm section, Northern Calcareous Alps (Austria) are examined quantitatively for foraminiferal assemblages, especially the planktonic group. This study focuses on establishing a high resolution record spanning an 800 ka long stratigraphic interval from the active continental margin of the Penninic Ocean. The Postalm section...