Neogene calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the northern Indian Ocean: Implications for palaeoceanography and palaeoecology

Neogene sediments of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in northern Indian Ocean, specifically the lower Miocene (Burdigalian) to lower Pliocene (Zanclean) sequences, were analysed for calcareous nannofossils that yielded well-preserved and diverse assemblages. The majority of samples contained stratigraphic marker taxa that allowed us to identify successions within the Burdigalian-Langhian (uppermost lower Miocene to lowermost middle Miocene) on...