Abstract The fossil remains of birds from the Miocene Portugal are scarce, encompassing a total twelve specimens, nine paleontological outcrops located in Leiria (central Portugal), southern sector Setúbal Peninsula and along lower Tagus Basin. This study focuses on new specimen found Praia do Penedo Norte (Sesimbra) coastal cliff corresponding to coracoid bone, attributed Morus sp., sulid bird...

In support of the on-going temporal palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic reconstructions Neogene sediments, this study attempts describing palaeo-proxies recovered from DEL-1 Well, western offshore Niger Delta. The use standard smear slide method enabled recovery well-preserved calcareous nannofossils that depicts early to mid – Miocene (NN4 NN5) sediments. up-hole relationships between relat...

The variations in assemblages of calcareous nannofossils are tracked the Dakhla and Tarawan Formations exposed at Gebel Nezzazat (central Sinai, Egypt). Five nannofossil biozones, namely NP2/3, NP4, NP5, NP6, NP7/8 identified. A distinct marker bed related to Latest Danian Event (LDE) occurs within Fm. earliest representative fasciculiths, Lithoptychius schmitzii, first just below LDE is follow...

The biostratigraphy of platform carbonates and adjacent basins outcropping in the Prebetic Zone of Alicante, south-eastern Spain, is presented. With this aim, 42 sections from 13 major outcrops, of Aptian–Middle Cenomanian age, were analysed. Ten biostratigraphic units based upon benthonic foraminifers have been distinguished within this interval. Comparison with other previously published bioz...

Biostratigraphic data provided by the sections of the Caravaca–Cehegı́n region, SE Spain, have contributed decisively to the lively debate that has taken place in recent years concerning the Berriasian/Valanginian boundary. This work presents the results from new integrated stratigraphic analyses of these sections, based on the distribution of ammonites, calpionellids and calcareous nannofossils...