NEW' DATA ON PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA BIOSTRATIGRAPHY FROM THE NEOGENE OF THE GARGANO PENINSULA (FOGGIA, SOUTHERN ITALY)

This paper concerns detailed analyses on planktonic foraminifera biostratigraphy of a section outcropping in the area of Poggio Imperiale, the western side of Gargano (FG) The sediments  overlying the mesozoic carbonate platform have been assigned to Globorotalia puncticulata Zone (Early Pliocene...

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Main Author: VALLERI GIGLIOLA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2020-04-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
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Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/13326
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Summary:This paper concerns detailed analyses on planktonic foraminifera biostratigraphy of a section outcropping in the area of Poggio Imperiale, the western side of Gargano (FG) The sediments  overlying the mesozoic carbonate platform have been assigned to Globorotalia puncticulata Zone (Early Pliocene) and to Globorotalia inflata Zone (Late Pliocene). A Middle Pliocene stratigraphic gap has been recognised.
ISSN:0035-6883
2039-4942