Fossil algae from Eniwetok, Funafuti, and Kita-Daitō-Jima : a description of 90 species, including 4 new ones, belonging to 16 genera, and a discussion of the value of algae as paleoecological indicators and rock builders / by J. Harlan Johnson.

Author/creator Johnson, J. Harlan
Other author Geological Survey (U.S.)
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington : U.S. G.P.O., 1961.
Descriptioniii pages, pages 907-950, [14] leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Subjects

SeriesBikini and nearby atolls, Marshall Islands
Geological Survey professional paper ; 260-Z
Bikini and nearby atolls, Marshall Islands. ^A1421509
Geological Survey professional paper 260-Z. ^A16492
Summary Ninety species belonging to sixteen genera of calcareous algae are described and discussed. Four of the species are new. Most of the algae were obtained from holes drilled on Eniwetok, Funafuti, and Kita-Daitō-Jima; a few from outcrop samples. The several habitats occupied by algae on the existing reefs are briefly described. Algae are shown to have value as paleoecological indicators. They have contributed notably as rock builders.
Summary The rocks containing the algae have been dated as: Recent and Pleistocene, Miocene, and Eocene. The algal floras from these units are quite distinct. Many of the species observed growing on the existing reefs occur in the Pleistocene limestones along with some additional forms. With the exception of the highly variable form designated as Lithoporella melobesioides (Foslie) Foslie, the Recent-Pleistocene, Miocene, and Eocene floras have no species in common.
Summary Charts show the known geographic and geologic distribution of species. Details of the stratigraphic distribution of the algae in the drill holes are appended at the end of the report.
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General notePlates numbered 267-280.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 947) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Johnson, J. Harlan (Jesse Harlan), 1892-1974. Fossil algae from Eniwetok, Funafuti, and Kita-Daito-Jima
Govt. docs number I 19.16:260-Z

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