Mid-Pliocene planktic foraminifer assemblage of the North Atlantic Ocean

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Research Article| January 01, 2007 Mid-Pliocene planktic foraminifer assemblage of the North Atlantic Ocean Harry J. Dowsett; Harry J. Dowsett US Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, Virginia, 20192 email: hdowsett@usgs.gov Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Marci M. Robinson Marci M. Robinson US Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, Virginia, 20192 email: hdowsett@usgs.gov Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Harry J. Dowsett US Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, Virginia, 20192 email: hdowsett@usgs.gov Marci M. Robinson US Geological Survey, 926A National Center, Reston, Virginia, 20192 email: hdowsett@usgs.gov Publisher: Micropaleontology Press Received: 13 Nov 2006 Revision Received: 17 Apr 2007 First Online: 06 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 0026-2803 Print ISSN: 1937-2795 © 2007 The Micropaleontology Project, Inc. Micropaleontology (2007) 53 (1-2): 105–126. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsmicropal.53.1-2.105 Article history Received: 13 Nov 2006 Revision Received: 17 Apr 2007 First Online: 06 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Harry J. Dowsett, Marci M. Robinson; Mid-Pliocene planktic foraminifer assemblage of the North Atlantic Ocean. Micropaleontology 2007;; 53 (1-2): 105–126. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gsmicropal.53.1-2.105 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyMicropaleontology Search Advanced Search Abstract The US Geological Survey Pliocene Research, Interpretation and Synoptic Mapping (PRISM) North Atlantic faunal data set provides a unique, temporally constrained perspective to document and evaluate the quantitative geographic distribution of key mid-Pliocene taxa. Planktic foraminifer census data from within the PRISM time slab (3.29 to 2.97 Ma) at thirteen sites in the North Atlantic Ocean have been analyzed. We have compiled Scanning Electron Micrographs for an atlas of mid-Pliocene assemblages from the North Atlantic with descriptions of each taxon to document the taxonomic concepts that accompany the PRISM data. In mid-Pliocene assemblages, the geographic distributions of extant taxa are similar to their present day distributions, although some are extended to the north. We use the distribution of extinct taxa to assess previous assumptions regarding environmental preferences. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.