Planktonic Foraminifera

1. Globotruncanid

Planktonic foraminifera wackestone containing Marginotrancana sp. of possible Turonian-Santonian age (Late Cretaceous).

Thin section kindly provided by T. Geel, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

2. Globotruncanid

Planktonic foraminifera wackestone containing Marginotrancana sp. and Dicarinella sp. of possible Turonian-Santonian age (Late Cretaceous).

Thin section kindly provided by T. Geel, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

3. Globotruncanid

Planktonic foraminifera wackestone containing Abatomphalus mayaroensis indicative of latest Maastrichtian age (Late Cretaceous).

Maastrichtian, Central Apennine, Italy

4. Globigerinid

Planktonic foraminifera wackestone containing Globanomalina praemenardi indicative of Thanetian age (Paleocene).

Palaeogene, Central Apennine, Italy

5. Morozovella

Planktonic foraminifera wackestone containing in the centre Morozovella velascoensis indicative of late Paleocene age.

Palaeogene, Central Apennine, Italy

6. Morozovella

Planktonic foraminifera wackestone containing in the centre Morozovella velascoensis indicative of late Paleocene age.

Palaeogene, Central Apennine, Italy

7. Morozovella

Planktonic foraminifera wackestone containing in the centre Morozovella sp. of possible late Paleocene age.

Palaeogene, Central Apennine, Italy

8. Morozovella

Skeletal packstone containing on the left Morozovella subbotina and resedimented skeletal grains among which Miscellanea sp. of possible early Eocene age.

Palaeogene, Central Apennine, Italy

9. Morozovella

Planktonic foraminifera wackestone containing in the centre Morozovella marginodentata indicative of early Eocene age.

Palaeogene, Central Apennine, Italy

10. Morozovella

Planktonic foraminifera wackestone containing in the centre Morozovella formosa gracilis indicative of early Eocene age.

Palaeogene, Central Apennine, Italy

11. Globigerina

Planktonic foraminifera wackestone containing in the centre Globigerina senni indicative of early Eocene p.p. to Middle Eocene age.

Palaeogene, Central Apennine, Italy

12. Hantkenina

Planktonic foraminifera wackestone containing in the centre Hantkenina sp. indicative of middle-late Eocene age.

Palaeogene, Central Apennine, Italy

13. Pseudoastigerina

Planktonic foram wackestone containing in the centre Pseudohastigerina micra indicative of middle-late Eocene age.

Palaeogene, Central Apennine, Italy

14. Globigerinatekha

Planktonic foraminifera wackestone containing on the left Globigerinatheka subconglobata spp. indicative of middle-late Eocene age.

Palaeogene, Central Apennine, Italy

15. Turborotalia

Planktonic foraminifera wackestone containing in the right Turborotalia cerroazulensis cocoaensis indicative of late Eocene age.

Palaeogene, Central Apennine, Italy

16. Turborotalia

Planktonic foraminifera wackestone containing in the centre Turborotalia sp. indicative of late Eocene age.

Palaeogene, Central Apennine, Italy

17. Turborotalia

Planktonic foraminifera packstone containing in the centre transitional forms of Turborotalia cerroazulensis cocoaensis to T. cerroazulensis cunialensis indicative of late Eocene age.

Palaeogene, Central Apennine, Italy

18. Turborotalia

Planktonic foraminifera wackestone containing in the centre transitional forms of Turborotalia cerroazulensis cocoaensis to T. cerroazulensis cunialensis indicative of late Eocene age (field of view 1 mm).

Palaeogene, Central Apennine, Italy

19. Catapsidrax

Planktonic foraminifera wackestone containing in the centre-left a Catapsidrax sp. indicative of late Eocene-early Oligocene age.

Palaeogene, Central Apennine, Italy

20. Globigerinoides

Planktonic foraminifera packstone containing Catapsidrax sp. and Globigerinoides sp. indicative of early Miocene.

Neogene, Central Apennine, Italy

21. Globigerinoides

Planktonic foraminifera packstone containing Catapsidrax sp. and Globigerinoides sp. indicative of early Miocene. Foraminifer shells are phosphatised.

Neogene, Central Apennine, Italy

22. Praeorbulina

Planktonic foraminifera packstone containing Praeorbulina glomerosa indicative of Langhian age (middle Miocene).

Thin section kindly provided by T. Geel, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

23. Orbulina

Planktonic foraminifera packstone containing Praeorbulina glomerosa, Globigerinoides sp., Orbulina suturalis (left side) and possible Orbulina universa (centre below) indicative of Serravallian (middle Miocene) age.

Neogene, Central Apennine, Italy

24. Orbulina

Planktonic foram wackestone containing in the centre Orbulina universa indicative of Serravallian (middle Miocene) age.

Neogene, Central Apennine, Italy