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ABSTRACT |
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This paper deals with the results of the
analyses made on the planktonic faunas
collected from the Miocene foraminiferal
assemblages of Moriones, Malinta, and
Tarlac formations, along the Aksitero
River and Tarlac-Burgos Roadsections,
west side of Tarlac province, Luzon
Central Valley. Forty-three species,
subspecies and varieties of planktonic
Foraminifera are identifiel and their
relative abundance and significant
occurrences in their respective
sequences are shown in the tables. A
twofold faunal division based on
occurrences of diagnostic planktonic
species is recognized in the Moriones
formation. Using the relative abundance
of the planktonic and benthionic
species, a summary of the ecologic
features and basinal development in the
region is given, together with a brief
liscussion of the lithologic and faunal
characteristic of the three geologic
formations.
Tables illustrating the relative
distribution of the forty-three species
belonging to ten genera of the families
of Hantkoninidae, Orbulinidae, and
Globorotaliidae are included.
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