On the paleogeographic distribution of the Late Maastrichtian planktonic foraminiferal genus Kassabiana SALAJSOLAKIUS, 1984

Abstract

Representatives of the planktonic foraminiferal genus Kassabiana SALAJ & SOLAKIUS, 1984, are recorded in the uppermost Maastrichtian beds from the Parnassus-Ghiona and Pindus Zones, Greece. The new records have extended the known paleogeographic distribution of the species of Kassabiana in south Tethys northwards to the 30. N paleolatitude. The distribution was restricted to tropical waters since all the records of the species of Kassabiana are from areas which were situated at low latitudes during the Maastrichtian.