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What is a foraminifera?

What is a foraminifera? Here are some definitions.

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  1. Any of a large group of amoeboid protists, of the order Foraminifera, that are mostly marine.
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The remaining carbonate bioclasts are exclusively calcitic echinoid spines, rare foraminifera, molluscs and bryozoan fragments.
Also, other microfossils such as diatoms, radiolaria, and planktonic and benthic foraminifera are useful in certain parts of the Palaeocene.
From such studies as those of Be and Spero and Wilde, we know that foraminifera sometimes regenerate their tests after injury.
The marine biostratigraphy is based upon microfaunas and floras, notably planktonic foraminifera and radiolaria.
Based on gastropods, bivalves, and planktonic foraminifera, Kilmer assigned this formation to the Turonian.
The succession was sampled for biostratigraphic analysis using foraminifera and nannoplankton.

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