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A review of low-latitude “Tethyan” calcareous nannoplankton assemblages of the Cretaceous

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Distinctive low-latitude (“Tethyan”) and high-latitude (boreal-austral) nannofossil assemblages can be recognized in Early Cretaceous, Mid-Cretaceous and Late Cretaceous times. Early and Mid-Cretaceous Tethyan assemblages are situated within a broad equatorial belt about 40° N to S. During the Late Cretaceous nannofossil bioprovincialism increases resulting in the existence of typical Tethyan/tropical, subtropical and high-latitude nannofossil species.

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Wagreich, M. (1992). A review of low-latitude “Tethyan” calcareous nannoplankton assemblages of the Cretaceous. In: Kollmann, H.A., Zapfe, H. (eds) New Aspects on Tethyan Cretaceous Fossil Assemblages. Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Schriftenreihe der Erdwissenschaftlichen Kommissionen, vol 9. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-5644-5_4

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