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Nannoplankton from Recent sediments off the Andaman Islands

DRS at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography

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Title Nannoplankton from Recent sediments off the Andaman Islands
 
Creator Guptha, M.V.S.
 
Subject Geology and Geophysics
pliocene
ecocene
fossils
sediment transport
nannoplankton
sediment samples
Emiliania annula
ISW, Andaman Sea
 
Description Sixteen sediment samples have been investigated for the distribution of nannoplankton. Of the total 38 species encountered, 14 are modern and remaining 24 are reworked fossils ranging in age from Eocene to Pliocene. Majority of the reworked fossils indicates that they are of Miocene age. Modern nannoplankton reveals their affinity to the tropical conditions. It is concluded that the source of reworked fossil may mainly be the outcrops of Miocene occuring on the Andaman Sea floor and in part from the turbidites resulting from deposition of the sediment transported by river Irrawaddy.
 
Date 1995-05-06T09:57:13Z
2017-09-29T13:48:44Z
1995-05-06T09:57:13Z
2017-09-29T13:48:44Z
1981
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, vol.10; 1981; 293-295
0379-5136
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6731
 
Language en
 
Relation Indian J Mar Sci
SCI
 
Publisher CSIR-NISCAIR