Foraminiferal growth and test development

J Hohenegger - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Growth of multichambered foraminifera can be studied by investigation of chamber volumes.
This approach is applicable to the vast majority of living and fossil species. Cell growth is …

Shallow water records of the PETM: novel Insights from NE India (Eastern Tethys)

S Sarkar, LJ Cotton, PJ Valdes… - Paleoceanography and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Paleocene‐Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) is associated with major
extinctions in the deep ocean, and significant paleogeographic and ecological changes in …

The Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) impact on the benthic and planktic foraminiferal resilience from a shallow-water sedimentary record

A Gandolfi, V GIRALDO-GÓMEZ, V Luciani… - Rivista Italiana di …, 2023 - sfera.unife.it
We present here new quantitative analyses of planktic and benthic foraminifera to assess
the impact of the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO,~ 40 Ma) on these biotic groups …

Why did some larger benthic foraminifera become so large and flat?

P Hallock, M Seddighi - Sedimentology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biostromes and low‐relief bioherms, some of which are characterized by exceptionally
large, flat specimens of larger benthic foraminifera, are common in Palaeogene and …

Short-term middle Eocene (Bartonian) paleoenvironmental changes in the sedimentary succession of Olivetta San Michele (NW Italy): the response of shallow-water …

L Arena, VM Giraldo-Gómez, A Baucon, M Piazza… - Facies, 2024 - Springer
This study focuses on the paleontological content of the middle Eocene (Bartonian)
carbonate–siliciclastic sediments of the Capo Mortola Calcarenite Formation from Olivetta …

Test flattening in the larger foraminifer Heterostegina depressa: predicting bathymetry from axial sections

W Eder, J Hohenegger, A Briguglio - Paleobiology, 2018 - cambridge.org
Previous attempts to quantify the test-flattening trend in Heterostegina depressa with water
depth have been rather unsuccessful. Due to its broad depth distribution, H. depressa is a …

Depth distribution of modern larger benthic foraminifera offshore Brunei Darussalam

S Goeting, A Briguglio, W Eder, J Hohenegger… - Micropaleontology, 2018 - JSTOR
The present study provides new data on the diversity, abundance and depth distribution of
larger foraminifera (LBF) from a number of sites offshore Brunei Darussalam. This region …

Shear versus settling velocity of recent and fossil larger foraminifera: New insights on nummulite banks

A Briguglio, M Seddighi, CA Papazzoni… - …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The genesis of nummulite banks remains a poorly understood topic and the aim of this work
is to shed light on it by observing the hydrodynamic behavior of selected larger foraminifera …

Lunar cycles and rainy seasons drive growth and reproduction in nummulitid foraminifera, important producers of carbonate buildups

J Hohenegger, S Kinoshita, A Briguglio, W Eder… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Representatives of the foraminifer Nummulites are important in Earth history for timing
Cenozoic shallow-water carbonates. Taphonomic complexity explains the construction of …

Depth-related morphoclines of megalospheric tests of Heterostegina depressa d'Orbigny: biostratigraphic and paleobiological implications

W Eder, J Hohenegger, A Briguglio - Palaios, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Morphometric characters of equatorial sections of larger benthic foraminifera have been
widely applied to define species for both biostratigraphic and evolutionary studies. In order …