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Microforaminiferal linings from the Early Devonian of eastern Australia, and their generic placement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Theresa Winchester-Seeto  and
K. N. Bell
Theresa Winchester-Seeto
Affiliation:
Centre for Ecostratigraphy and Palaeobiology, School of Earth Sciences, Macquarie University, N.S.W., Australia, 2109
K. N. Bell
Affiliation:
Museum of Victoria, Swanston St., Melbourne, Australia 3000
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Abstract

Microforaminiferal linings assigned to 10 known genera have been recovered from Early Devonian (Lochkovian to Late Emsian) limestones from Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. These organic linings have been identified by comparison with normal-sized agglutinated foraminiferan genera known to occur in the associated sediments. Microforaminiferal linings with smooth walls and reticulate sculptured walls were present and the possible implications of these (diagenetic, relict structure, naked homeomorphs, or processing artifact) are discussed. Evidence is presented that Ordovicina may have a bilamellar organic wall lining.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 68 , Issue 2 , March 1994 , pp. 200 - 207
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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