Foraminiferal faunas in cores offshore from the Mississippi Delta 

 In addition, the following occur in the lower fauna: 



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Globigerina inflata d'Orbigny 

 G. pachyderma (Ehrenberg) 

 Globorotalia punctulata (d'Orbigny) 

 G. scitula (H. B. Brady) 



CORE 

 DEPTH 



rO 



5 

 o 



X 



I- 

 a. 



UJ 

 Q 



50 



-100 



■150 



200 



18 

 88 m. 



w c 



21 



142m 

 W C 



15 



298 m 

 W C 



14 



471 m 

 W C 



I 



13 



631 m 

 W C 



12 

 732 m 

 W C 



n 



914 m 

 W C 



10 

 1298 m 

 W C 



■ 



I- 



DISPLACED 

 SEDIMENT 



CORE 

 DEPTH 



Z 



o 



I- 



UJ 



o 



50 



9 

 1372 m 



W C 



■100 



DISPLACED 

 SEDIMENT 



150 



8 

 1417 m 



W C 



W I 



1-200 



Fig. 3. Relative temperatures indicated by Foraminifera in the cores. W, relatively warm surface 



water. C, relatively cold surface water 



