globigerina ooze

glo·big·er·i·na ooze

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Definitions of globigerina ooze words

noun globigerina ooze a calcareous deposit occurring upon ocean beds and consisting mainly of the shells of dead foraminifers, especially globigerina. 1
noun globigerina ooze a deposit on the ocean floor consisting of the shells of these protozoans 0
noun globigerina ooze a fine, deep-sea sediment covering approximately one-third of the ocean floors at depths usually between 2,000 and 4,000 m (c. 6,560 and 13,120 ft), consisting predominantly of the empty, calcareous shells of a genus (Globigerina) of planktonic foraminifera 0

before 1875

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First recorded in 1875-80

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