Abstract
The study on 365 sediment subsamples have been analyzed for benthic foraminifera from beach cores sediment in Kerala coast, India. The recent benthic foraminiferal faunal record that reveals the paleoecological preferences of the different benthic foraminiferal species are reported in this study. A total of 38 species belonging to 22 genera were identified from the study. For benthic foraminiferal faunal study, dry samples were sieved over 125 μm-size sieve and split into suitable aliquots to obtain ~250 specimens of benthic foraminiferal species identified and counted. The recent benthic foraminiferal faunal record assemblages were dominated by species are Ammonia beccarii followed by Ammonia gaimardii, Cancris oblongus, Discopulvinulina bertheloti, Gyroidinoides nitidula, Gyroidinoides cibaoensis and Quinqueloculina seminulum etc. The most dominant genus like Ammonia was recorded in all the samples from the study. Benthic foraminiferal species are utilized for biostratigraphy for several years and have also been confirmed very constructive in paleoceanographic and paleoclimatological modernization. This study, benthic foraminifera the major contributor to the marine biotic community is largely employed as an important tool for paleoclimatic reconstruction for high fossilization potential and a wide range of geographical distribution.
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