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- noun Plural form of
nannofossil .
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As for biostratigraphy, the mass-extinction of foraminifers and nannofossils approximates the K/T boundary much more accurate.
Should Keller's Thin Sections Be Independently Tested? « Climate Audit 2006
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In contrast, the carbon-13 shift and Ir anomaly both of which coincide with the first appearance of Danian planktic foramifera, nannofossils and dinoflagellates and faunal turnovers from Cretaceous to Paleocene assemblages well above the event deposit reliably mark the KT boundary.
Should Keller's Thin Sections Be Independently Tested? « Climate Audit 2006
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Equally unique is the first appearance of Tertiary species in foraminifera, as well as nannofossils and dinoflagellates.
Should Keller's Thin Sections Be Independently Tested? « Climate Audit 2006
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Köthe A, Khan AM, Ashraf M (1988) Biostratigraphy of the Surghar Range, Salt Range, Sulaiman Range and the Kohat area, Pakistan, according to Jurassic through Paleogene calcareous nannofossils and Paleogene dinoflagellates.
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