2. Paleoenvironmental Significance of Late Cretaceous Foraminifers from ODP Site 1138 Samples, a Dredge and Eltanin Core E54-7, Kerguelen Plateau, Indian Ocean

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

PREVIOUS STUDIES

MATERIAL AND METHODS

DISCUSSION

Planktonic Species in Dredge Sample and Core E54-7

Benthic Faunas across the K/T Boundary at Site 1138

Paleodepth Derived from Fauna

Dominance/Diversity

Epifaunal/Infaunal Content

Faunal Affinities

Tectonic Implications

CONCLUSIONS

TAXONOMIC COMMENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

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