Distribution of calcareous nannofossils in Oligocene to Pleistocene sediments of the Southern Ocean

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Detailed calcareous nannofossil range charts for the Oligocene-Pleistocene sections from high-latitude Ocean Drilling Program Sites 747, 748, and 751 in the southern Indian Ocean are presented in this report. Calcareous nannofossils are generally low in abundance in Pliocene-Pleistocene sediments, whereas they are very abundant throughout the Miocene and Oligocene. Species diversity, however, is low compared with assemblages in the lower latitudes. Nannofossil reworking is extensive in the middle Miocene at Site 751, less extensive in the lower Miocene at Site 748, and negligible for the entire Neogene at Site 747. Six nannofossil datums, which have previously been correlated with magnetostratigraphy in the Southern Ocean, were recognized in the upper Oligocene-Pleistocene sequence at Site 747. Three such nannofossil datums are available for the Neogene at Sites 748 and 751. A new subspecies, Coccolithus pelagicus floralis, is described.

Supplement to: Wei, Wuchang; Wise, Sherwood W (1992): Oligocene-Pleistocene calcareous nannofossils from Southern Ocean sites 747, 748, and 751. In: Wise, SW; Schlich, R; et al. (eds.), Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, College Station, TX (Ocean Drilling Program), 120, 509-521

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.728691
Related Identifier https://doi.org/10.2973/odp.proc.sr.120.201.1992
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.728691
Provenance
Creator Wei, Wuchang; Wise, Sherwood W
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 1992
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
OpenAccess true
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Resource Type Supplementary Publication Series of Datasets; Collection
Format application/zip
Size 7 datasets
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (76.794W, -58.441S, 79.815E, -54.811N); South Indian Ridge, South Indian Ocean
Temporal Coverage Begin 1988-03-06T22:30:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 1988-04-19T23:30:00Z