Paynes Hammock (Lower Miocene?) Foraminifera of Alabama and Mississippi
Micropaleontology
12(4): 393-440
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One hundred thirty-eight foraminiferal species from the Lower Miocene? Paynes Hammock Formation of Alabama and Mississippi are described and illustrated, including thirty-two new species and the new genus Arcanispira. Several taxonomic changes are suggested for well-known Gulf Coast species. The fauna is compared with Recent assemblages in the the nearshore northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Correlation is suggested with faunas of outcropping and subsurface beds in the Gulf Coastal Province and Trinidad.