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Dinoflagellate cyst zonation of Campanian-Maastrichtian sequences in Israel
| Hoek, R.P., Eshet, Y. and Almogi-Labin, A. | |
| 1996 | |
| Micropaleontology Vol.42, No. 2, pp. 125-150Micropaleontology Vol.42, No. 2, pp. 125-150 | |
| Dinoflagellate cyst zonation of Campanian-Maastrichtian sequences in Israel |
Hoek, R.P., Eshet, Y. and Almogi-Labin, A., 1996; Dinoflagellate cyst zonation of Campanian-Maastrichtian sequences in Israel. Micropaleontology Vol.42, No. 2, pp. 125-150 A palynological study of Campanian-Maastrichtian sequences is conducted on core sections from the Be"er Sheva Valley (M-8 section) and the Shefela Basin (Zor"a B and Hartuv B cores) in Israel. For the first time, a five-fold regional dinoflagellate cyst zonation of the Upper Campanian-Lower Maastrichtian of Israel is proposed, calibrated against calcareous nannofossil and planktonic foraminiferal datums. The consistent occurrence of these zones in the studied sections demonstrates the potential of a dinoflagellate cyst-based zonation in correlating Campanian - Maastrichtian rocks in Israel. The last occurrence of Xenascus ceratioides is found most useful in determining the position of the Campanian/Maastrichtian boundary in Israel.