Paleocene and Eocene calcareous nannofossils from Deep Sea Drilling Project Legs 25 and 40, south and east of Africa.

Abstract

Paleocene and Eocene nannofossil flora from DSDP Legs 25 and 40 were analyzed in order to provide a basis of comparison with DSDP Legs 36 and 71 and with other South Atlantic assemblages. A mid-latitude biostratigraphic zonation, using previously described zonal markers, was adopted for the southwest Indian Ocean. Various diagenetic effects were noted in the sedimentary sequences. Some of these mask to some extent paleoecologic signals, particularly those generated by the Discoaster/Chiasmolithus ratio. -Authors