Journal article
Foraminifera and testate amoebae (thecamoebians) in an anchialine cave: Surface distributions from Aktun Ha (Carwash) cave system, Mexico
Abstract
Surface sediment samples from Aktun Ha (Carwash) cave system, Mexico, were analyzed for microfossils, carbonate isotopes, and organic matter content. Saline water flooded the cave during the Sangamon Interglacial highstand (124–119 kyr), hosting a marine assemblage dominated by saline foraminifera Bolivina sp. (73%) and Elphidium sp. (11‰) with a mean δ13C = 25.5‰ and a mean δ18O = 22.7‰. This assemblage was found distal to sinkholes (>75 m …
Authors
van Hengstum PJ; Reinhardt EG; Beddows PA; Schwarcz HP; Gabriel JJ
Journal
Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 391–396
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
January 2009
DOI
10.4319/lo.2009.54.1.0391
ISSN
0024-3590