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Paleontological characteristics of the Upper Cenozoic sediments and environmental changes in the Peter the Great Bay area (Sea of Japan)

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Paleontological assemblages from Cenozoic sediments of the continental slope in the Peter the Great Bay (Sea of Japan) are characterized. Paleontological remains are represented by diverse and abundant siliceous microfossils (diatoms, silicoflagellates, radiolarians) and palynological complexes. The use of high-resolution biostratigraphic zonations made it possible to specify the age of sediments and reconstruct environmental changes during the last 17 Ma. The history of paleontological studies in this area of the Sea of Japan, which is of key importance for development of methods for marine geological works, is reviewed.

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Original Russian Text © I.B. Tsoy, N.K. Vagina, 2008, published in Tikhookeanskaya Geologiya, 2008, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 44–61.

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Tsoy, I.B., Vagina, N.K. Paleontological characteristics of the Upper Cenozoic sediments and environmental changes in the Peter the Great Bay area (Sea of Japan). Russ. J. of Pac. Geol. 2, 228–243 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1819714008030044

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