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Benthic foraminifer census data from the Yorktown Formation, near Rushmere, VA

Dates

Publication Date
Time Period
2018-10-19
Time Period
2019-03-16

Citation

Spivey, W.E., 2022, Benthic foraminifer census data from the Yorktown Formation, near Rushmere, VA: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9LFVCTC.

Summary

Data consist of census counts of Pliocene benthic foraminifera from the lectostratotype of the Yorktown Formation at Rushmere, Viriginia, and from Pipsico Boy Scout Camp, Spring Grove, Virginia. In total, counts of individuals from 45 samples and 67 species are included. Counts for planktic foraminifera, foraminiferal fragments, and poorly persevered specimens are also included in the data.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Whittney Spivey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Process Contact :
Whittney Spivey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Originator :
Whittney Spivey
Metadata Contact :
Whittney Spivey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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ytown_benthics_FINAL.xml
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View 		15.9 KB application/fgdc+xml
readme_benthicdata_FINAL.txt 6.28 KB text/plain
Yorktown_BenthicSpecies_Data_FINAL.txt 7.9 KB text/plain
ytown_benthicforam_systematics_FINAL.txt 47.89 KB text/plain

Purpose

These data were obtained to document changes within the benthic foraminiferal community during a deep-time interval of global warmth.

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