An occurrence of <i>Ammobaculites</i> (Foraminiferida, Lituolacea) in the Purbeck Formation (late Jurassic-early Cretaceous) of Dorset, south-west England

Radley, Jon D.

doi:https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.12.1.119

Articles | Volume 12, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.12.1.119

© Author(s) 1993. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.12.1.119

© Author(s) 1993. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 1

01 Aug 1993

| 01 Aug 1993

An occurrence of Ammobaculites (Foraminiferida, Lituolacea) in the Purbeck Formation (late Jurassic-early Cretaceous) of Dorset, south-west England

Jon D. Radley

Abstract. An influx of Ammobaculites cf. obliquus Loeblich & Tappan is documented from the late Jurassic-early Cretaceous Purbeck Formation of Dorset, south-west England. The foraminifera are interpreted as inhabitants of a dysaerobic, muddy, brackish lagoonal environment.