Among the Tethyan larger porcelaneous foraminifera widespread from middle–late Eocene to middle Miocene, Austrotrillina Parr, 1942 is only genus showing a non-homogeneous shell structure. This consists of parakeriotheca, coated by thin, dense tectum. Four species (A. brunni, A. eocaenica, howchini, striata) have been often used as biostratigraphical markers in Mediterranean and Indo-Pacific are...

A new taxon of stem otariid, Eotaria citrica sp. nov., is described from the upper Burdigalian to lower Langhian "Topanga" formation of Orange County, California. The new species is described from mandibular and dental remains that show a unique combination of plesiomorphic and derived characters. Specifically, it is characterized by having trenchant and prominent paraconid cusps in p3-m1, ling...

The Miocene aged Shanwang Formation from the National Geopark in China represents a succession of lacustrine diatomaceous shales containing an abundant and diverse biota with lagerstätte fossilization soft tissues. To date, has not been investigated for cyclostratigraphy nor it dated high precision methods. Now we use thorium data as paleoenvironmental paleoclimatic proxy to conduct detailed cy...

Abstract Felsic tuff as a direct fallout deposit is known from one small area in the Kyrenia Range, north Cyprus, within deep-sea terrigenous turbidites. Nearby tuffaceous siltstones contain compositionally similar felsic volcanic rocks ( c. 5–10%), mixed with material. Sedimentary evidence indicates that was variable reworked locally, whereas are interpreted turbidites material derived Anatoli...

Abstract One of the most important fossil fauna localities in Baikal region is Tagay section. It located on shore bay at northwestern coast Olkhon Island Lake and consists two different exposures, Tagay-1 Tagay-2. The section exposes predominantly lake sediments Miocene age contains a faunal complex. Tagay-2 composed slope wash subaerial Early Pleistocene (Calabrian?) with remains small mammals...

Our research focuses on the reconstruction of turbidity paleocurrents Cilento Group in area (southern Apennines, Italy). These deposits were formed wedge-top basin above oceanic Ligurian Accretionary Complex, early orogenic wedge southern Apennines. The succession, whose age ranges between uppermost Burdigalian and lowermost Tortonian, consists a thick pile sandstones, conglomerates, marls peli...