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Foraminiferal biofacies around Santa Catalina Island, California
Robert Herbert McGlasson
Foraminiferal biofacies around Santa Catalina Island, California
Micropaleontology (April 1959) 5 (2): 217-240
Foraminiferal biofacies around Santa Catalina Island, California
Micropaleontology (April 1959) 5 (2): 217-240
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Abstract
A study of the foraminiferal content of samples from around Santa Catalina Island, California, reveals that the living and dead foraminifera can be divided into 3 depth zones, ranging from 0 to 20 fathoms, from 21 to 40 fathoms, and from 41 to more than 100 fathoms. Among the factors studied by the author, either temperature or depth or a combination of both is primarily responsible for this bathymetric distribution. Sedimentation and submarine topography were found to be important in the distribution of foraminifera in smaller areas.
ISSN: 0026-2803
Coden: MCPLAI
Serial Title: Micropaleontology
Serial Volume: 5
Serial Issue: 2
Title: Foraminiferal biofacies around Santa Catalina Island, California
Author(s): McGlasson, Robert Herbert
Pages: 217-240
Published: 195904
Text Language: English
Publisher: American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY,
United States
Accession Number: 1959-019646
Categories: Igneous and metamorphic petrologyOceanographyInvertebrate paleontology
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus.
N32°30'00" - N42°00'00", W124°30'00" - W114°15'00"
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from Bibliography and Index of North American Geology, U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, United States
Update Code: 1959
