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View article: Gusicella SCHLAGINTWEIT & RASHIDI, 2021 (type species Dictyoconella minima HENSON, 1948), Upper Cretaceous Larger Benthic Foraminifer and its species
Gusicella SCHLAGINTWEIT & RASHIDI, 2021 (type species Dictyoconella minima HENSON, 1948), Upper Cretaceous Larger Benthic Foraminifer and its species Open
Based on new material from the middle to upper Cenomanian Natih Formation (members A and B) from Oman, the little-known species Gusicella minima (Henson), originally described from the Mishrif Formation of Qatar (Dukhan wells) is redescrib…
View article: A REVIEW OF THE IDENTITY AND BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF CENOMANIAN “LARGER” BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA: PART 2 – THE ORDER LOFTUSIIDA (EXCLUDING THE SUBORDER ORBITOLININA)
A REVIEW OF THE IDENTITY AND BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF CENOMANIAN “LARGER” BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA: PART 2 – THE ORDER LOFTUSIIDA (EXCLUDING THE SUBORDER ORBITOLININA) Open
The Loftusiida (“loftusiids” herein) is an order of “larger” benthic foraminifera (LBF) that are common in the Cretaceous neritic carbonate successions of Neotethys. They are encountered in suitable rocks in a broad belt centred around the…
View article: Paleoenvironmental changes in the western Tethys carbonate platforms during OAE-2: Implications from phosphorus, δ18O, δ13C and facies analysis
Paleoenvironmental changes in the western Tethys carbonate platforms during OAE-2: Implications from phosphorus, δ18O, δ13C and facies analysis Open
Oceanic anoxic event 2 (OAE-2) is one of the largest paleoclimatic events of the whole Phanerozoic which occurred at the Cenomanian/Turonian Boundary (CTB). It caused major perturbation of the C-cycle at global scale together with changes …
View article: A REVIEW OF THE IDENTITY AND BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF CENOMANIAN “LARGER” BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA: PART 1 – THE NEZZAZATOIDEA
A REVIEW OF THE IDENTITY AND BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF CENOMANIAN “LARGER” BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA: PART 1 – THE NEZZAZATOIDEA Open
The Nezzazatoidea (“nezzazatoids” herein) is a superfamily of “larger” benthic foraminifera (LBF) that are common in the Cretaceous (especially mid-Cretaceous) neritic carbonate successions of Neotethys. They are encountered in suitable ro…
View article: Lithostratigraphy and Limestone Microfacies of the Jafnayn Formation (Paleocene to Early Eocene, Al-Khod, Sultanate of Oman): Deposition in a Restricted Lagoon with Intervals of Open Marine Conditions
Lithostratigraphy and Limestone Microfacies of the Jafnayn Formation (Paleocene to Early Eocene, Al-Khod, Sultanate of Oman): Deposition in a Restricted Lagoon with Intervals of Open Marine Conditions Open
We studied the Jafnayn Formation’s lithostratigraphy, microfacies, depositional environment, and uncertain presence of the Paleocene/Eocene boundary and present the first detailed analysis of a 127-m-thick section using the standard microf…
View article: Paleoecological and paleoenvironmental insights from Ornatorotaliidae (larger foraminifera)
Paleoecological and paleoenvironmental insights from Ornatorotaliidae (larger foraminifera) Open
View article: Deformation mechanisms and slip behaviors of tectonically deformed conglomerates from the Central Apennines fold-and-thrust belt: Implications for shallow aseismic and seismic slip
Deformation mechanisms and slip behaviors of tectonically deformed conglomerates from the Central Apennines fold-and-thrust belt: Implications for shallow aseismic and seismic slip Open
View article: DIGITAL INVESTIGATION OF LAMNIFORM SHARK VERTEBRAE FROM THE SIBILLINI MTS. (NORTHERN APENNINES, ITALY)
DIGITAL INVESTIGATION OF LAMNIFORM SHARK VERTEBRAE FROM THE SIBILLINI MTS. (NORTHERN APENNINES, ITALY) Open
During the sampling of a stratigraphic section along the shore of the Fiastra Lake (Carg Project - Sheet 313 “Camerino” of the Geological Map of Italy at 1:50 000 scale), a small rock boulder with partially exposed bony material was discov…
View article: Late Cretaceous high trochospiral rotaliid foraminifera from Italy
Late Cretaceous high trochospiral rotaliid foraminifera from Italy Open
High trochospiral architecture is relatively uncommon in rotaliid foraminifera as it is observed in a few
\nspecies throughout the stratigraphic record of their 100 My history. Such a feature is recorded within the
\nlockhartiniid group, f…
View article: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) temperature evolution and biotic response in the Adriatic Carbonate Platform region of Friuli, northeast Italy
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) temperature evolution and biotic response in the Adriatic Carbonate Platform region of Friuli, northeast Italy Open
Climate modelling and palaeotemperature reconstructions derived from several proxies (TEX86, δ18O) suggest that the Late Cretaceous was one of the warmest intervals in Earth history. The greenhouse climate reached its acme near the Cenoman…
View article: Biostratigraphic investigations assisted by virtual outcrop modeling: a case study from an Eocene shallow-water carbonate succession (Val Rosandra gorge, Trieste, NE Italy)
Biostratigraphic investigations assisted by virtual outcrop modeling: a case study from an Eocene shallow-water carbonate succession (Val Rosandra gorge, Trieste, NE Italy) Open
Virtual outcrop modeling has emerged as a tool for supporting geological field activities such as geological mapping and stratigraphic investigations. Here we show how this technique can be used to support the detailed stratigraphic loggin…
View article: Stratigraphy of the Alveolina elliptica group from the Middle Eocene of Iran: Calibration with calcareous nannofossils biozones and description of Alveolina ozcani n. sp.
Stratigraphy of the Alveolina elliptica group from the Middle Eocene of Iran: Calibration with calcareous nannofossils biozones and description of Alveolina ozcani n. sp. Open
Precise taxonomy and the chronostratigraphic calibration of the Middle Eocene Alveolina from Central Iran is here undertaken from the Chah-Talkh section of the southern Sabzevar region (Central Iran). We have identified Alveolina kieli, Al…
View article: Stratigraphy and tectonic evolution of a portion of the Simbruini-Ernici Mountains (Central Apennines - Italy): review and new data from detailed geological mapping
Stratigraphy and tectonic evolution of a portion of the Simbruini-Ernici Mountains (Central Apennines - Italy): review and new data from detailed geological mapping Open
We describe a portion of the Simbruini-Ernici Mountains, that is going to be included in the Sheet 377 “Trasacco” of the Geological Map of Italy at 1:50,000 scale. The study area is characterized by peculiar tectono-stratigraphic features,…
View article: Foraminifera: did the first canal systems develop in Involutinida?
Foraminifera: did the first canal systems develop in Involutinida? Open
Canal systems are advanced architectural features enabling the connection of various body regions via a network of passages. In Foraminifera, they enhance protoplasmic flow. Although they are principally observed in benthic representatives…
View article: An Italian dinosaur Lagerstätte reveals the tempo and mode of hadrosauriform body size evolution
An Italian dinosaur Lagerstätte reveals the tempo and mode of hadrosauriform body size evolution Open
View article: The Mesozoic palaeoenvironmental richness of the Trieste Karst
The Mesozoic palaeoenvironmental richness of the Trieste Karst Open
The Mesozoic of the Trieste Karst is part of the 90th Congress of the Italian Geological Society, Trieste Italy, 2021. The guide aims at documenting selected outcrops located on the Karst plateau where fossil richness is related to particu…
View article: Forebulge migration in the foreland basin system of the central‐southern Apennine fold‐thrust belt (Italy): New high‐resolution Sr‐isotope dating constraints
Forebulge migration in the foreland basin system of the central‐southern Apennine fold‐thrust belt (Italy): New high‐resolution Sr‐isotope dating constraints Open
The Apennines are a retreating collisional belt where the foreland basin system, across large domains, is floored by a subaerial forebulge unconformity developed due to forebulge uplift and erosion. This unconformity is overlain by a diach…
View article: Constraining the Passive to Active Margin Tectonics of the Internal Central Apennines: Insights from Biostratigraphy, Structural, and Seismic Analysis
Constraining the Passive to Active Margin Tectonics of the Internal Central Apennines: Insights from Biostratigraphy, Structural, and Seismic Analysis Open
The polyphase structural evolution of a sector of the internal Central Apennines, where the significance of pelagic deposits atop neritic carbonate platform and active margin sediments has been long debated, is here documented. The results…
View article: The Volsci Volcanic Field (central Italy): Anatomy of a tectonically controlled, carbonate-seated, volcanic activity
The Volsci Volcanic Field (central Italy): Anatomy of a tectonically controlled, carbonate-seated, volcanic activity Open
<p>The Quaternary Volsci Volcanic Field (VVF) represents one of the products of the west-directed subduction of the Adriatic slab that drove the development of the Apennine mountain belt in central Italy. Here, we present new results…
View article: Spatial-temporal migration of the central-southern Apennine belt and foreland basin system (Italy) constrained by Sr-isotope stratigraphy
Spatial-temporal migration of the central-southern Apennine belt and foreland basin system (Italy) constrained by Sr-isotope stratigraphy Open
<p>The Apennines form an active fold and thrust belt that develops as part of the W-Mediterranean subduction zone. The evolution of the collisional system is driven by the retreating subduction of the alpine Tethys, which has caused …
View article: Oceans, Lakes, and Stromatolites on Mars
Oceans, Lakes, and Stromatolites on Mars Open
Billions of years ago, the Northern Hemisphere of Mars may have been covered by at least one ocean and thousands of lakes and rivers. These findings, based initially on telescopic observations and images by the Mariner and Viking missions,…
View article: Stratigraphic and taxonomic considerations on the Late Cretaceous rudist fauna of Aksai Chin (Western Tibet, China) from the De Filippi Collection
Stratigraphic and taxonomic considerations on the Late Cretaceous rudist fauna of Aksai Chin (Western Tibet, China) from the De Filippi Collection Open
The rudist fauna collected in western Tibet in the Aksai Chin area by the DE FILIPPI expedition in 1914 has been reprised and redescribed. This fauna is composed of Radiolites cf. lusitanicus, Radiolites sp., Gorjanovicia cf. endrissi, ? S…
View article: An enigmatic Maastrichtian small benthic Foraminifera of the Tarbur Formation (Iran, Zagros zone)
An enigmatic Maastrichtian small benthic Foraminifera of the Tarbur Formation (Iran, Zagros zone) Open
View article: Pseudorhapydionininae of the Iberian Ranges (Cenomanian, Iberian Peninsula)
Pseudorhapydionininae of the Iberian Ranges (Cenomanian, Iberian Peninsula) Open
Pseudorhapydionina laurinensis, P. dubia, P. anglonensis and Pseudorhipidionina casertana (Subfamily Pseudorhapydionininae) from the Iberian Range are restudied. The age of the deposits containing these species is late Cenomanian. However,…
View article: Constraining the onset of flexural subsidence and peripheral bulge extension in the Miocene foreland of the southern Apennines (Italy) by Sr-isotope stratigraphy
Constraining the onset of flexural subsidence and peripheral bulge extension in the Miocene foreland of the southern Apennines (Italy) by Sr-isotope stratigraphy Open
View article: Upper Cretaceous Benthic Foraminifera Thriving in Intertidal Areas of the Apennine Carbonate Platform
Upper Cretaceous Benthic Foraminifera Thriving in Intertidal Areas of the Apennine Carbonate Platform Open
The intertidal area of carbonate platform hosts a complex array of ecological networks in which microbials, algae, cyanobacteria and benthic foraminifera coexist.Being influenced by the amplitude of tides, intertidal areas frequently exper…
View article: Three shell types in Mardinella daviesi indicate the evolution of a paratrimorphic life cycle among late Paleocene soritid benthic foraminifera
Three shell types in Mardinella daviesi indicate the evolution of a paratrimorphic life cycle among late Paleocene soritid benthic foraminifera Open
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View article: A new evidence of passing the Maastichtian-Paleocene boundary by larger benthic foraminifers: the case of Elazigina from the Maastrichtian Tarbur Formation of Iran
A new evidence of passing the Maastichtian-Paleocene boundary by larger benthic foraminifers: the case of Elazigina from the Maastrichtian Tarbur Formation of Iran Open
Consorti, Lorenzo, Rashidi, Koorosh (2018): A new evidence of passing the Maastichtian-Paleocene boundary by larger benthic foraminifers: The case of Elazigina from the Maastrichtian Tarbur Formation of Iran. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica …
View article: LEPINOCONUS CHIOCCHINII GEN. N., N. SP., A CONICAL AGGLUTINATED FORAMINIFERA FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS OF ITALY
LEPINOCONUS CHIOCCHINII GEN. N., N. SP., A CONICAL AGGLUTINATED FORAMINIFERA FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS OF ITALY Open
A new conical agglutinated foraminifer, Lepinoconus chiocchinii gen n., n. sp. from the lower Campanian shallow-water platform deposits of the Lepini Mountains (central Apennines, Italy), is described. It has a pseudo-keriothecal wall stru…
View article: Selected larger benthic foraminifera (LBF) from the middle and late cretaceous global community maturation cycles in two adjoining palaeobioprovinces: pyrenees and tethys
Selected larger benthic foraminifera (LBF) from the middle and late cretaceous global community maturation cycles in two adjoining palaeobioprovinces: pyrenees and tethys Open
En la presente tesis se discuten los resultados de un estudio arquitectural y taxonómico sobre grandes Foraminíferos bentónicos cuya presencia caracteriza los ciclos de maturación global del Cretácico Medio y Superior. La descripción de nu…