Stratigraphy and microfossils (radiolarians and planktonic foraminifers) of the Upper Cretaceous (upper Santonian–lower Campanian) Struganik limestone (Western Serbia)

Abstract

Radiolarians and planktonic foraminifers were studied from several sections of the Upper Cretaceous lithographic limestones near Struganik Village (Western Serbia). These deposits were formed in a local basin, in a low-energy sedimentary environment surrounded by a shallow-water carbonate platform. The Struganik limestone is represented by alternating micritic limestone with calcarenite, rudite and tuffaceous rocks. The sections of the Struganik limestone have a narrow stratigraphic interval that covers the upper Santonian and probably includes the lower Campanian, with a total thickness reaching 120–150 m. The radiolarian zones Crucella robusta and Afens perapediensis were traced within the unit. The foraminiferal zone Dicarinella asymetrica was tentatively identified.