Recent foraminifera, Crete, GRC

New edition in English!Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication, 24, 159 pp.Hardcover For the classification of foraminifera their shells are an essential basis.In this catalog typical forms are skillfully selected and systematically presented including descriptions and pictures.A subject index is helpful with explanations and shows variations of the shell characteristics in an overview. W. Rönnfeld, 2020.

Foraminifer: Robulus sp.Micropaleontological specimen in cell 26 x 76 cm, labelled.Age: OligoceneLocality: Flonheim, Rheinhessen, Germany

Recent planktonic foraminifera.This cell contains foraminifera whose shells have sunk to the bottom, dead and empty, after reproduction, where they mix with the benthos living on the bottom.Locality: North Atlantic47°N to 48°N and 19°W to 20°W near the AzoresWater depth 3850-4460mSupplied in a paper cell with aluminium (dimensions: 26x76 mm).Colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.The images are for reference only, you will receive an item of comparable quality with your purchase.

Recent planktonic foraminifera from a water depth of 2900 metres. Locality: CaribbeanSupplied in cardboard cell with glass cover.The colors on the product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.The pictures are for reference only, you will receive a specimen of comparable quality with your purchase.

Recent foraminifera.The sample contains pink fragments that look like coral fragments.In fact, these are also foraminifera fragments of the genus Homotrema, which is often seen in seawater aquariums.The second picture shows an enlarged image.Locality: Santa Caterina di Pittinuri, Sardinia, ItalySupplied in a Krantz cell (dimensions: 26x76 mm)Colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.The images are for reference only, you will receive an item of comparable quality with your purchase.

The second picture shows an enlarged image.Age: Eocene;Locality: Clarke County, Mississippi, USASupplied in a Krantz cell (dimensions: 26x76 mm)Colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.The images are for reference only, you will receive an item of comparable quality with your purchase.

The second picture shows an enlarged image.Age: Eocene;Locality: Clarke County, Alabama, USASupplied in a Krantz cell (dimensions: 26x76 mm)Colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.The images are for reference only, you will receive an item of comparable quality with your purchase.

These specimens have a very special origin! Rare!Who is able to retrieve a Miocene sample from the Atlantic Ocean?This is actually a sample from the 'Deep Sea Drilling Project' (Atlantic Ocean off the Caribbean Plate, lower Miocene).The second picture shows an enlarged image.Age: MioceneLocality: Atlantic OceanSupplied in a Krantz cell (dimensions: 26x76 mm)Colors on product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our pictures are for reference only, when purchasing you will receive a piece of comparable quality.