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Reexamination of the benthic foraminiferal fauna from a late Pleistocene marine terrace deposit near Goleta, California

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2016

Reece E. Barrick ,
Aimie E. Beveridge ,
R. Timothy Patterson  and
Jennifer K. Schubert
Reece E. Barrick
Affiliation:
1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089
Aimie E. Beveridge
Affiliation:
1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089
R. Timothy Patterson
Affiliation:
2Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
Jennifer K. Schubert
Affiliation:
1Department of Geological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089
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Abstract

A benthic foraminiferal fauna of 39 species was quantitatively examined from a late Pleistocene marine terrace deposit near Goleta, California. This foraminiferal fauna, dominated by Cribroelphidium microgranulosum, Buccella tenerrima, Buliminella elegantissima, and Cribroelphidium tumidum, is presently most common in cool, shallow (<12 m, but usually 0–5 m) subtidal environments north of Point Conception, California. This indicates slightly cooler water temperatures during the time of deposition than found near Goleta today, and agrees closely with the results of a previous paleoenvironmental interpretation of the section based on molluscan fossils.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 63 , Issue 3 , May 1989 , pp. 261 - 267
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