New Pre-Paleozoic Nannofossils from the Stoer Formation (Torridonian), Northwest Scotland

Research Article| December 01, 1971 New Pre-Paleozoic Nannofossils from the Stoer Formation (Torridonian), Northwest Scotland PRESTON CLOUD; PRESTON CLOUD Biogeology Clean Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar ALTA GERMS ALTA GERMS Biogeology Clean Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1971) 82 (12): 3469–3474. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1971)82[3469:NPNFTS]2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 09 Jun 1971 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation PRESTON CLOUD, ALTA GERMS; New Pre-Paleozoic Nannofossils from the Stoer Formation (Torridonian), Northwest Scotland. GSA Bulletin 1971;; 82 (12): 3469–3474. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1971)82[3469:NPNFTS]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Sphaeroidal unicellular fossils 10 to 62 μm in diameter are abundant in black shales referred to the Stoer Formation of lower Torridonian age at Stoer Bay, in northwest Scotland. The Rb-Sr whole-rock age is estimated as about 935 m.y. The fossils are assigned to the leiosphaeridacean acritarch genera Favososphaeridium and Protosphaeridium, common in younger pre-Paleozoic rocks of the U.S.S.R. Their biological affinities are obscure, but it is consistent with what is known so far of their associations and distribution to consider them as some form of marine phytoplankton. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.