Radiolarian and planktonic foraminiferal biochronology of the Pano Panagia section, Lefkara Formation (Maastrichtian, Upper Cretaceous), Cyprus

• Published in: Palaeoworld Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 1336 - 1358
• Main Authors: Bragina, Liubov, Bragin, Nikita, Proshina, Polina, Pokrovsky, Boris, Tsiolakis, Efthymios, Symeou, Vasilis, Papadimitriou, Nikolaos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2024
• Subjects: Biostratigraphy; Maastrichtian; Planktonic foraminifera; Radiolaria; Tethyan Superrealm; Planktonic foraminifera; Maastrichtian; Tethyan Superrealm; Radiolaria; Biostratigraphy

Well-preserved radiolarians were studied from a section of the Lefkara Formation near Pano Panagia Village (southwestern Cyprus) which was previously dated as Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian). More than 60 radiolarian species were recovered in this section, including Amphipyndax tylotus Foreman, Arc...