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Calcareous nannoplankton and the age of the Globigerina silts of the western approaches of the English Channel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

E. Martini
E. Martini
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Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut der UniversitätSenckenberg-Anlage 326 Frankfurt am MainGermany
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Summary

Calcareous nannoplankton from the Globigerina silts of the western approaches of the English Channel indicate the presence of standard nannoplankton zones NN2, NN 4 and NN 5, part of which can be correlated with Neogene beds in Belgium and Northern Germany. The calcareous nannoplankton support the possibility of a connexion between the North Sea Basin and the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel during part of the Lower Miocene.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 111 , Issue 4 , July 1974 , pp. 303 - 306
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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