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Architectural analysis of the Late Cretaceous alveolinaceans of the Caribbean palaeobioprovince has made it possible to separate four genera: Praechubbina, Chubbinella gen. nov., Chubbina and Caribalveolina. The first three genera belong to the family Rhapydioninidae, while the fourth is placed in the family Alveolinidae. Two species, Praechubbina breviclaustra and P. oxchucensis sp. nov., represent the primitive genus Praechubbina, while the species cardenasensis and obesa, previously ascribed to this genus, must be reassigned respectively to Chubbinella gen. nov. and Caribalveolina. The species Chubbina jamaicensis, C. macgillavryi and C. fourcadei sp. nov. complete the inventory of Chubbina. The alveolinid genus Caribalveolina comprises two species, C. obesa and C. michaudi. Caribbean alveolinaceans include two successive assemblages. The lower assemblage is characterized by Praechubbina oxchucensis, P. brevisclaustra, Chubbinella cardenasensis and Caribalveolina obesa. The upper assemblage is represented by the genus Chubbina, with C. fourcadei, C. jamaicensis and C. macgillavryi, and Caribalveolina michaudi. The age of the lower assemblage is uncertain (probably Late Campanian-Early Maastrichtian), while the upper assemblage has been dated by strontium isotope stratigraphy as Late Maastrichtian. © 2013 Natural History Museum

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Detailed mapping of the Jurassic to pre-Albian deposits of central and eastern Asturias (NW of the Iberian Peninsula) allowed several Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous outcrops, previously assigned to other ages, to be identified. Where possible, these outcrops were correlated with the well-known sequences outcropping on the Asturian coast. A new Jurassic stratigraphic unit, the Miyares Formation, was defined, consisting of a conglomerate Lower Unit, a Middle Unit composed mainly of oolitic limestones and an Upper Unit comprising bioclastic and marly limestones with a rich larger foraminiferal fauna. The Lower Unit is interpreted as deposited in a fan delta, the Middle Unit represents a shallow marine high-energy environment, and the Upper Unit deposited on a restricted shallow marine platform. The shallow-water foraminiferal assemblage from the Upper Unit is attributed to the Tithonian and the oldest Cretaceous rocks are Barremian. Therefore, there is a stratigraphic gap recorded in the study area, which might correspond to the latest Jurassic to Early Cretaceous pro parte timespan.Keywords: Late Jurassic, Early Cretaceous, Larger Foraminifera, NW Spain Resumen Una cartografía geológica detallada de los depósitos jurásicos y cretácicos pre-albienses ha permitido identificar varios afloramientos del Jurásico Superior y del Cretácico Inferior, asignados previamente a otras edades. Donde ha sido posible, estos afloramientos han sido correlacionados con las sucesiones bien conocidas que afloran en la costa asturiana. Se ha definido una nueva unidad, la Formación Miyares, formada por una Unidad Inferior conglomerática, una Unidad Media mayoritariamente de calizas oolíticas y una Unidad Superior de calizas bioclásticas y margosas con abundantes macroforaminíferos. La Unidad Inferior se interpreta como depósitos de fan delta, la Unidad Media representa un ambiente marino somero de alta energía, y la Unidad Superior fue depositada en una plataforma marina somera restringida. El conjunto de foraminíferos de agua somera de la Unidad Superior se atribuye al Titoniense y las rocas más antiguas del Cretácico son del Barremiense; existe por lo tanto, en el área de estudio, una laguna estratigráfica que abarca la parte terminal del Jurásico y una parte del Cretácico Inferior.

Sellialveolina Colalongo, 1963 is the most primitive rhapydioninid genus known, and it is the only genus of axially compressed alveolinaceans (Rhapydioninidae) present in the Middle Cretaceous Global Community Maturation cycle. Sellialveolina colonized the Tethyan carbonate platforms from the Middle East to the Iberian Peninsula.This work is based on a detailed analysis of the internal structure of Sellialveolina which enabled clarification of its morphostructural features and the phylogenetical and stratigraphical relationships between its species. The basic structure of Sellialveolina consists of a subdivision of the chamber lumen into numerous chamberlets by septula and floors. The chamberlets, placed in the center of the chamber, exhibit a tendency to develop a crosswise-oblique structure.

Abstract:The larger foraminifera found in the material from the Chichen Itzá Formation of Campeche (SE Mexico) were studied in detail. The architectural analyses allow the description of four new species and a new genus, namely, two agglutinated conical foraminifera, Coskinolina yucatanensis n.sp. and Pseudofallotella drobneae n. gen. n.sp., one new alveolinid, Borelis hottingeri n.sp., and one new rotaliid, Dictyoconoides boneti n.sp. The larger foraminifera of the Chichen Itzá Formation are distributed across two different associations: one includes Pseudofallotella drobneae, Neotaberina sp., Rhabdorites sp., Borelis hottingeri, Dictyoconoides boneti, Kathina sp., Miscellaneidae, Ranikothalia soldadensis and Hexagonocyclina cristensis, while the other assemblage is composed of Coskinolina yucatensis, Fallotella causae, Rhabdorites sp., Borelis floridanus and Cincoriola cf. ovoidea. Some of these genera, including Neotaberina and Dictyoconoides, are cited in the Caribbean paleobioprovince for the first time in this paper. The first association is dated as Thanetian (SBZ 3? to SBZ 4) by the presence of Ranikothalia soldadensis. Though the age of the second association remains uncertain, a similar age has been inferred.Key Words: Paleocene; Yucatán; Mexico; larger foraminifera; biostratigraphy. Résumé : Les grands foraminifères paléocènes de la péninsule du Yucatán (SE du Mexique).-Les grands foraminifères observés dans du matériel provenant de la Formation Chichen Itzá de l'État de Campeche (SE Mexique) ont été étudiés en détail. Des analyses de leur architecture ont permis de décrire quatre nouvelles espèces et un nouveau genre, deux foraminifères coniques à test agglutinant, Coskinolina yucatanensis n.sp. et Pseudofallotella drobneae n.gen. n.sp., un nouvel alvéolinidé, Borelis hottingeri n.sp., et un nouveau rotaliidé, Dictyoconoides boneti n.sp. Les grands foraminifères de la Formation Chichen Itzá sont groupés dans deux associations distinctes : une première avec Pseudofallotella drobneae, Neotaberina sp., Rhabdorites sp., Borelis hottingeri, Dictyoconoides boneti, Kathina sp., Miscellaneidae, Ranikothalia soldadensis et Hexagonocyclina cristensis, une seconde avec Coskinolina yucatensis, Fallotella causae, Rhabdorites sp., Borelis floridanus et Cincoriola cf. ovoidea. Quelques-uns de ces genres, notamment Neotaberina et Dictyoconoides, sont signalés ici pour la première fois dans la province paléobiogéographique caraïbéenne. La première association est datée du Thané-tien (SBZ 3? à SBZ 4) du fait de la présence de Ranikothalia soldadensis. Bien qu'il y ait encore une incertitude quant à l'âge de la seconde association, nous avons retenu la même position stratigraphique. Mots-clefs :Paléocène ; Yucatán ; Mexique ; grands foraminifères ; biostratigraphie.Resumen: Los macroforaminíferos del Paleoceno de la península de Yucatán (SE México).-Los macroforaminíferos encontrados en el material procedente de la Formación Chichen Itzá en Campeche (SE México) han sido estudiados en detalle. Los análisis arquitectura...