Planktic Foraminifera Biostratigraphy of the Coral Sea, Pleistocene-Holocene
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Description
Latest Pliocene to Holocene planktic foraminiferal biostratigraphic events from the Coral Sea, offshore Queensland, Australia. The dataset, from Geoscience Australia, examines 15 of 27 potential events, proposes two new subzones, and describes one new species. It indicates a hiatus in the early Pleistocene and notes faunal assemblages dominated by spinose, oligotrophic taxa.
Use Cases
Refining regional biostratigraphic zonation schemes based on the proposed new subzones.
Studying faunal stability and dominance of oligotrophic taxa in the Coral Sea.
Investigating potential reworking of sediments and its relation to sea-level fluctuations.
Analyzing evolutionary relationships between foraminiferal species like Bolliella praeadamsi.
Strengths
Examines 15 specific biostratigraphic events from the latest Pliocene-Holocene.
Proposes two new formal subzones and describes one new species, Bolliella praeadamsi.
Identifies a hiatus in the early Pleistocene within the studied core.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
The study is based on one core that penetrated the Pleistocene into the Pliocene, potentially limiting spatial representation.
Provenance
Source
Geoscience Australia Data
Collection Method
Biostratigraphic analysis of core samples.
Time Range
Latest Pliocene to Holocene
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-30 15:14:07.364240; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Coral Sea, offshore Queensland, Australia
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