Difference between revisions of "Foraminifera"
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<font size="3">Foraminifera are single-celled organisms ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protista protists]) with characteristic net-like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudopodia pseudopodia] called [[reticulopodia]], and organic or shell-like, agglutinated or secreted outer protective layer, called a [[test]]. | <font size="3">Foraminifera are single-celled organisms ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protista protists]) with characteristic net-like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudopodia pseudopodia] called [[reticulopodia]], and organic or shell-like, agglutinated or secreted outer protective layer, called a [[test]]. | ||
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The relatively small [[Shell size|size]] of tests (shells) makes foraminifera much more useful for biostratigraphic, paleo/environmental, or petroleum exploration [[APPLICATIONS|applications]] than larger fossils because there can be thousands of specimens in a small sediment sample. | The relatively small [[Shell size|size]] of tests (shells) makes foraminifera much more useful for biostratigraphic, paleo/environmental, or petroleum exploration [[APPLICATIONS|applications]] than larger fossils because there can be thousands of specimens in a small sediment sample. | ||
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| + | | [[The oldest fossil foraminifera]] | | ||
