<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Foraminiferal assemblages from Upper Jurassic Klentnice beds in Lower Austria are described and analysed. The early late Tithonian assemblages comprise 75 foraminiferal taxa and simple diversities reach up to 31 taxa per sample, pointing to comparatively high diversity in general. The assemblages are dominated by lenticulinid forms (Genera <italic>Astacolus</italic>, <italic>Lenticulina</italic>, <italic>Saracenaria</italic>, <italic>Vaginulinopsis</italic>). <italic>Trocholina</italic> is the most common genus and present in all samples. Other frequent genera are <italic>Marssonella</italic> and <italic>Neobulimina</italic>. Co-occurrence of epifaunal (grazing) herbivores and epi- to deep infaunal active deposit feeders points to mixed assemblages from different sources and supports the concept of turbiditic systems as prevailing sedimentary regimes in the basinal setting.</p></abstract>

Foraminiferal assemblages from Upper Jurassic Klentnice beds in Lower Austria are described and analysed. The early late Tithonian assemblages comprise 75 foraminiferal taxa and simple diversities reach up to 31 taxa per sample, pointing to comparatively high diversity in general. The assemblages are dominated by lenticulinid forms (Genera Astacolus, Lenticulina, Saracenaria, Vaginulinopsis). Trocholina is the most common genus and present in all samples. Other frequent genera are Marssonella and Neobulimina. Co-occurrence of epifaunal (grazing) herbivores and epi- to deep infaunal active deposit feeders points to mixed assemblages from different sources and supports the concept of turbiditic systems as prevailing sedimentary regimes in the basinal setting.

Late Jurassic foraminifera from the southern Waschberg-Ždánice Unit (Klentnice beds, Lower Austria)

Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences

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Foraminiferal assemblages from Upper Jurassic Klentnice beds in Lower Austria are described and analysed. The early late Tithonian assemblages comprise 75...

Late Jurassic foraminifera from the southern Waschberg-Ždánice Unit (Klentnice beds, Lower Austria)

Published Online: Oct 31, 2020

Page range: 155 - 167

Received: Jan 21, 2020

Accepted: Jul 31, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17738/ajes.2020.0010

Keywords
Late Jurassic, Waschberg-Ždánice Unit, biostratigraphy, foraminifera, Klentnice beds

© 2020 Holger Gebhardt, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Late Jurassic foraminifera from the southern Waschberg-Ždánice Unit (Klentnice beds, Lower Austria)

Published Online: Oct 31, 2020

Page range: 155 - 167

Received: Jan 21, 2020

Accepted: Jul 31, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17738/ajes.2020.0010

KeywordsLate Jurassic, Waschberg-Ždánice Unit, biostratigraphy, foraminifera, Klentnice beds

© 2020 Holger Gebhardt, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Late Jurassic, Waschberg-Ždánice Unit, biostratigraphy, foraminifera, Klentnice beds