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Phytoplankton-stratigraphy from neogene, marine depositions near ierapetra, crete, Greece

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Das kalkige und kieselige Phytoplankton aus dem Neogen der Insel Kreta/Griechenland (Südägäischer Inselbogen) wurde lichtmikroskopisch auf seine stratigraphische Verbreitung untersucht. Dabei war es möglicn, 13 Arten von Silicoflagellaten und 22 Arten von Diatomeen studieren zu können. Das untersuchte Material vom Profil Tsikalaria wurde in dieDistephanus boliviensis- sowie in dieDiscoaster tamalis-Zone eingestuft (basales Oberpliozän).

Abstract

The fossil calcareous and siliceous phytoplankton occurring in the Neogene of the island of Crete — Greece — (South Aegean island arc), was studied using normal ligntmicroscopic techniques. By this method it was possible to identify 13 species of the silicoflagellates and 22 species of the diatoms, which are investigated in this work for their stratigraphical range. The nannoplankton assemblages along the locality from Tsikalaria belong to theDistephanus boliviensis and theDiscoaster tamalis zone (early Upper Pliocene).

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Frydas, D. Phytoplankton-stratigraphy from neogene, marine depositions near ierapetra, crete, Greece. Paläont. Z. 60, 11–19 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02989418

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