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RECENT LITERATURE ON FORAMINIFERA

MRC-121 Department of Paleobiology, P.O. Box 37012, 10th and Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20013 USA, Jettje@si.edu

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Below are given some of the more recent works on foraminifera. To have a publication included in this section, please send a reprint to address given at the end of this section. All reprints will be incorporated into the Todd Library of Foraminiferal Research at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D. C., for the use of the scientific community.

BASSI, D., FUGAGNOLI, A., and HOTTINGER, L., Foraminiferal shell structures. 1st and 2nd parts. – Annali dell’ Universita degli Studi di Ferrara, sez. Museologia Scientifica e Naturalistica, v. 2/1, http://eprints.unife.it/annali/museologia/vol2.htm, 2006. – "The functionality indicated by striking analogies in structural evolution through geological time and the biostratigraphical significance of the structural patterns observed oblige to distinguish two sets of patterns subdividing the chamber lumen and occurring in various combinations. . ." (from Text).

COXALL, H. K., WILSON, P. A., PEARSON, P. N., and SEXTON, P. F., Iterative evolution of digitate planktonic foraminifera. –Paleobiology, 2007, v. 33, p. 495–516, 4 figures, 4 tables, 1 appendix, doi: 10.1666/06034.1. – "In this paper we discuss the morphology and stratigraphic distribution of digitate planktonic foraminifera and establish the isotopic depth ecology of fossil ones to draw parallels with modern counterparts. . ." (from Abstract).

FRANCESCHINI, G. and COMPTON, J. S., Abrasion of foraminifera tests along an active dune cordon, Western Cape, South Africa. – Palaios, 2007, v. 22, p. 686–690, 5 figures, 2 tables, doi: 10.2110/palo.2006.p06-102r. – "Intricate morphology, combined with relatively soft and soluble calcite mineralogy, make foraminifera tests sensitive indicators of grain abrasion during transport in beach and coastal dune systems. Here, the extent of abrasion and dissolution of foraminifera tests is used to elucidate the relative ages and transport paths . . . [Full Text of this Article]